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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 3252 m/e 05/1895

Names Carried
Date From Name
05/1895 Duke of Cornwall

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Duke
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 97
Works Number 1431
To Service During 05/1895
Withdrawal During 08/1937
Service Life 42 yrs, 3 mths , 1 dy

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1895
OSY   Oswestry 4w/e 07/03/1936
     Withdrawn m/e 08/1937

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1912 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
07/1923 Superheated boiler fitted
07/1931 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1895 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3252, name: Duke of Cornwall
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1431
Diagram S4 boiler fitted
   
08/1912 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
07/1923 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
07/1931 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
07/03/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Oswestry (OSY)    
08/1937 Withdrawn Condemned as 3252    

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