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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line
Birmingham Snow Hill - British Railways Period Locomotives:
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Ex-GWR 2-6-2T 'Large Prairie' No 5101, the first member of
this class of ten locomotives, is seen standing at Bay Platform 9 at the head
of a Class B local stopping service. Built at Swindon works in November 1929 No
5101 was first allocated to Stourbridge shed where it was still recorded as
being allocated on 1st January 1948, the first day of ownership by the
nationalised British Railways and in again in August 1950. The locomotive
continued to enjoy a West Midlands relationship until June 1963 when it was
withdrawn from service from Leamington spa shed for scrapping.
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