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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
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Date From |
Great Western Railway |
1568 |
m/e |
12/1878 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
J. Armstrong |
Class |
1076 |
Company History |
GWR |
Rebuild History |
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Wheels |
0-6-0ST |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
Order Number |
48 |
Works Number |
761 |
Fittings (as built) |
Boiler | Diagram W3 (Round firebox) |
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To Service |
During 12/1878 |
Withdrawal |
During 04/1938 |
Service Life |
59 yrs, 4 mths , 1 dy |
Information |
Given an enclosed cab between 1924 and 1927 |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
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(New) |
m/e |
12/1878 |
|
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Withdrawn |
m/e |
04/1938 |
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
1884 |
Converted to GWR broad gauge |
1892 |
Converted to standard gauge from GWR broad gauge |
03/1899 |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
12/1904 |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
07/1909 |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
01/1918 |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
02/1918 |
Rebuilt with pannier tanks |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
12/1878 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 1568 Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 761 Diagram S3 boiler fitted |
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1884 |
Modification |
Modification: Converted to GWR broad gauge |
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1892 |
Modification |
Modification: Converted to standard gauge from GWR broad gauge |
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03/1899 |
Modification |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted |
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12/1904 |
Modification |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted |
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07/1909 |
Modification |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted |
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01/1918 |
Modification |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted |
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02/1918 |
Modification |
Modification: Rebuilt with pannier tanks |
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04/1938 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 1568 |
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