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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2649 m/e 11/1901

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Aberdare
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 133
Works Number 1937
To Service During 11/1901
Withdrawal Thu 08/08/1946
Service Life 44 yrs, 9 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 22/03/1947 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1901
STJ   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 14/12/1935
     Withdrawn on 08/08/1946

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1911 Superheated boiler fitted
07/1944 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1901 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2649
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1937
   
02/1911 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
14/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (STJ)    
07/1944 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
08/08/1946 Withdrawn Condemned as 2649    
22/03/1947 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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