Atbara class details, 4120 - 4148

All engines of the 'Atbara' class built with parallel boilers.

4120  Atbara. Built April 1900 as number 3373. Fitted with half-cone boiler June 1904. Replaced with full-cone boiler October 1910. Superheater fitted September 1913. May 1922 shed allocation Tyseley. Last shed allocation Leamington. Withdrawn September 1929.

4121  Baden Powell. Built April 1900 as number 3374. Fitted with half-cone boiler May 1907. Replaced with full-cone boiler with superheater Feb 1912. May 1922 shed allocation Landore. Last shed allocation Bristol Bath Road. Withdrawn December 1928.

4122  Colonel Edgcumbe. Built April 1900 as number 3375 Edgcumbe (believed to have been named Conqueror until May 1900). Renamed 1903. Fitted with full-cone boiler May 1906. Replaced with half-cone boiler Feb 1909. Reverted back to full-cone boiler with superheater July 1911. May 1922 shed allocation Bristol Bath Road. Last shed allocation Landore. Withdrawn October 1928.

4123  Herschell. Built April 1900 as number 3376. Fitted with half-cone boiler May 1906. Replaced with full-cone boiler October 1908. Reverted back to half-cone boiler with superheater May 1910. Replaced with full-cone boiler September 1912. Name removed 1914. May 1922 and last shed allocation Cardiff. Withdrawn November 1928.

4124  Kitchener. Built May 1900 as number 3377. Fitted with full-cone boiler October 1909. Superheater fitted April 1911. Replaced with half-cone boiler Feb 1913. Reverted back to full-cone boiler Feb 1915. May 1922 shed allocation Taunton. Last shed allocation Didcot. Withdrawn April 1930.

4125  Khartoum. Built May 1900 as number 3378. Fitted with full-cone boiler October 1909. Superheater fitted September 1911. May 1922 and last shed allocation Bristol Bath Road. Withdrawn April 1927.

4126  Kimberley. Built May 1900 as number 3379. Fitted with half-cone boiler May 1904. Replaced with full-cone boiler September 1905. Reverted back to half-cone boiler August 1907. Replaced with full-cone boiler July 1909. Superheater fitted July 1911. May 1922 and last shed allocation Tyseley. Withdrawn October 1927.

4127  Ladysmith. Built May 1900 as number 3380. Fitted with full-cone boiler March 1906. Replaced with half-cone boiler December 1907. Reverted back to full-cone boiler September 1909. Replaced with half-cone boiler with superheater May 1911. Reverted back to full-cone boiler July 1913. May 1922 shed allocation Bristol Bath Road. Last shed allocation Tyseley. Withdrawn September 1929.

4128  Maine. Built May 1900 as number 3381. Fitted with full-cone boiler May 1909. Superheater fitted December 1910. May 1922 shed allocation Westbury. Last shed allocation Swindon. Withdrawn July 1927.

      Mafeking. Built May 1900 as number 3382. Fitted with full-cone boiler April 1908. Replaced with half-cone boiler with superheater August 1910. Scrapped after accident at Henley - in - Arden in September 1911.

4129  Kekewich. Built July 1900 as number 3383. Fitted with full-cone boiler May 1909. Superheater fitted August 1912. May 1922 shed allocation Old Oak Common. Last shed allocation Shrewsbury. Withdrawn November 1928.

4130  Omdurman. Built July 1900 as number 3384. Fitted with full-cone boiler April 1910. Superheater fitted June 1912. May 1922 shed allocation Old Oak Common. Last shed allocation Didcot. Withdrawn April 1930.

4131  Powerful. Built July 1900 as number 3385. Fitted with full-cone boiler Feb 1905. Superheater fitted May 1910. May 1922 shed allocation Goodwick. Last shed allocation Didcot. Withdrawn April 1929.

4132  Pembroke. Built August 1900 as number 3386. Fitted with full-cone boiler March 1905. Replaced with half-cone boiler November 1909. Reverted back to full-cone boiler with superheater March 1911. May 1922 shed allocation Tyseley. Name removed November 1930 to avoid confusion with train destinations. Last shed allocation Tyseley. Withdrawn April 1931.

4133  Roberts. Built August 1900 as number 3387. Fitted with half-cone boiler Feb 1909. Replaced with full-cone boiler with superheater July 1910. May 1922 and last shed allocation Cardiff. Withdrawn July 1927.

4134  Sir Redvers. Built August 1900 as number 3388. Fitted with full-cone boiler March 1909. Superheater fitted May 1911. May 1922 shed allocation Shrewsbury. Last shed allocation Cardiff. Withdrawn October 1927.

4135  Pretoria. Built August 1900 as number 3389 Sir Daniel. Renamed November 1900. Fitted with full-cone boiler Feb 1909. Replaced with half-cone boiler with superheater April 1910. Reverted back to full-cone boiler November 1912. May 1922 shed allocation Weston - super - Mare. Last shed allocation Bristol St. Philips Marsh. Withdrawn November 1927.

4136  Terrible. Built August 1900 as number 3390. Fitted with half-cone boiler May 1904. Replaced with parallel boiler May 1905. Replaced with full-cone boiler June 1910. Superheater fitted August 1912. May 1922 shed allocation Wolverhampton. Last shed allocation Banbury. Withdrawn October 1927.

4137  Wolseley. Built September 1900 as number 3391. Fitted with full-cone boiler April 1907. Superheater fitted July 1910. May 1922 shed allocation Swindon. Last shed allocation Westbury. Withdrawn October 1928.

4138  White. Built September 1900 as number 3392. Fitted with full-cone boiler December 1907. Superheater fitted April 1910. May 1922 and last shed allocation Old Oak Common. Withdrawn November 1929.

4139  Auckland. Built June 1901 as number 3393. Fitted with half-cone boiler May 1904. Superheater fitted Feb 1910. Replaced with full-cone boiler January 1916. May 1922 shed allocation Bristol Bath Road. Last shed allocation Chester. Withdrawn September 1928.

4140  Adelaide. Built June 1901 as number 3394. Fitted with full-cone boiler with superheater September 1910. Name removed November 1910 due to similarity to Star class engine. Replaced with half-cone boiler December 1914. Reverted back to full-cone boiler September 1917. May 1922 shed allocation Tyseley. Last shed allocation Salisbury. Withdrawn April 1929.

4141  Aden. Built July 1901 as number 3395. Fitted with full-cone boiler February  1910. Superheater fitted June 1913. May 1922 shed allocation Bristol Bath Road. Last shed allocation Salisbury. Withdrawn February 1930.

4142  Brisbane. Built July 1901 as number 3396. Fitted with full-cone boiler November 1908. Superheater fitted August 1910. May 1922 shed allocation Tyseley. Last shed allocation Landore. Withdrawn October 1928.

4143  Cape Town. Built August 1901 as number 3397. Fitted with full-cone boiler March 1907. Superheater fitted September 1910. May 1922 shed allocation Bristol Bath Road. Last shed allocation Tyseley. Withdrawn April 1929.

4144  Colombo. Built August 1901 as number 3398. Fitted with full-cone boiler November 1906. Superheater fitted May 1910. Replaced with half-cone boiler August 1914. Reverted back to full-cone boiler July 1918. May 1922 shed allocation Bristol Bath Road. Last shed allocation Goodwick. Withdrawn November 1927.

4145  Dunedin. Built August 1901 as number 3399. Fitted with full-cone boiler September 1910. Superheater fitted June 1912. May 1922 shed allocation Pontypool. Last shed allocation Westbury. Withdrawn December 1930.

4146  Sydney.  Built October 1901 as number 3410. Fitted with full-cone boiler March 1907. Replaced with half-cone boiler with superheater August 1910. Reverted back to full-cone boiler February 1914. May 1922 shed allocation Chester. Last shed allocation Salisbury. Withdrawn October 1927.

4147  St. Johns.  Built October 1901 as number 3411. Fitted with half-cone boiler July 1906. Replaced with full-cone boiler with superheater May 1910. May 1922 shed allocation Cardiff. Last shed allocation Tyseley. Withdrawn July 1927.

4148  Singapore. Built October 1901 as number 3412. Fitted with full-cone boiler with superheater May 1910. May 1922 shed allocation Worcester. Last shed allocation Severn Tunnel Junction. Withdrawn May 1931.

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