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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2657 m/e 01/1902

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Aberdare
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 133
Works Number 1945
To Service During 01/1902
Withdrawal Fri 18/10/1946
Service Life 44 yrs, 9 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 08/02/1947 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1902
     Withdrawn on 18/10/1946

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN PPRD Pontypool Road m/e 31/10/1946

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1910 Superheated boiler fitted
03/1923 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1902 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2657
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1945
   
11/1910 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
03/1923 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
18/10/1946 Withdrawn Condemned as 2657    
08/02/1947 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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