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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Original) 188 m/e 08/1905
Great Western Railway 2988 on 28/12/1912

Names Carried
Date From Name
1907 ROB ROY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class Saint
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 158
Works Number 2135
To Service During 08/1905
Withdrawal Fri 14/05/1948
Service Life 42 yrs, 9 mths , 13 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1905
TYS   Tyseley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 14/05/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN TYS Tyseley m/e 31/05/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1910 Superheated boiler fitted
05/1914 D4 boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during May included: Nos. 1903, 2031, 2808/89, 2924/36/37/54, 3827, 4021/22/32/51/80/89/91/96, 4386, 4938/40/92, 5010/21/23, 5158, 5258, 5317/36/74, 5526/48/59/65, 5914/68, 6001/11/25/29, 6369/89, 6426, 6807/71, 6900/06/27/29, 7007, 7301/15, 77028, 77429 an 78714. New work (May): Nos. 7008 OXF, 7009 LDR (the latter is fitted with smokebox number plate); D.E. 15103/04 PDN; 9667-70. No. 7010 is nearly ready (28/5) and is painted pea green, as also is No. 4089, which is undergoing a general repair. Nos. 6009/26 have been painted royal blue and lined out in grey, yellow and red. Works' pilots during the month were: Nos. 1713, 2730/49/81, 3561 and D.E. 15103/04. Locomotives condemned include: Nos. 3391, 2980 an 2988. SLS/194807

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1905 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 188
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2135
   
1907 Naming Named 'ROB ROY'    
08/1910 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
28/12/1912 Renumbered Renumbered to 2988    
05/1914 Modification Modification: D4 boiler fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Tyseley (TYS)    
14/05/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 2988    

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