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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2637 m/e 06/1901

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Aberdare
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 131
Works Number 1924
To Service During 06/1901
Withdrawal Mon 15/09/1947
Service Life 46 yrs, 3 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 01/11/1947 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1901
OXF   Oxford 4w/e 08/02/1936
STJ   Severn Tunnel Junction on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 15/09/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN STJ Severn Tunnel Junction m/e 30/09/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1911 Superheated boiler fitted
12/1916 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1901 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2637
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1924
   
10/1911 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
12/1916 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
08/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (OXF)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Severn Tunnel Junction (STJ)    
15/09/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 2637    
01/11/1947 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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