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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2559 m/e 12/1897
War Dept. 198   10/1940

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Dean Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 111
Works Number 1640
To Service During 12/1897
Withdrawal During 10/1940
Service Life 42 yrs , 10 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1897
OSY   Oswestry 4w/e 16/11/1935
BCN   Brecon 4w/e 14/12/1935
     Withdrawn on 10/1940

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1906 S2 boiler fitted
10/1909 S4 boiler fitted
01/1916 B4 boiler fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1897 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2559
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1640
   
02/1906 Modification Modification: S2 boiler fitted    
10/1909 Modification Modification: S4 boiler fitted    
01/1916 Modification Modification: B4 boiler fitted    
16/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Oswestry (OSY)    
14/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Brecon (BCN)    
10/1940 Withdrawn Condemned as 198    
10/1940 Renumbered Renumbered to 198    

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