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President number 103 and ‘Alliance’ number 104 were locomotives of the Great Western Railway. George Jackson Churchward Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway was given authority to purchase three French de Glehn-du Bousquet four-cylinder compound locomotives in order to evaluate the benefits of compounding. The first locomotive no.102 La France was delivered in 1903. Two further locomotives nos. 103 and 104 were purchased in 1905.

active years end year
1905-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1905-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
builder
Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques
designer
George Jackson Churchward

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