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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Original) 178 m/e 04/1905
Great Western Railway 2978 on 28/12/1912

Names Carried
Date From Name
04/1905 KIRKLAND
05/1935 CHARLES J. HAMBRO

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class Saint
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 154
Works Number 2112
To Service During 04/1905
Withdrawal Fri 09/08/1946
Service Life 41 yrs, 4 mths , 9 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1905
SDN   Swindon 4w/e 14/12/1935
     Withdrawn on 09/08/1946

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1908 D4 boiler fitted
04/1911 Superheated boiler fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1905 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 178, name: KIRKLAND
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2112
   
11/1908 Modification Modification: D4 boiler fitted    
04/1911 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
28/12/1912 Renumbered Renumbered to 2978    
05/1935 Naming Renamed 'CHARLES J. HAMBRO'    
14/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (SDN)    
09/08/1946 Withdrawn Condemned as 2978    

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