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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

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Birmingham Snow Hill - British Railways Period Locomotives: gwrbsh35

British Railways built Castle class No 7037 'Swindon', the last member of the class to be built, is seen entering Platform 7 at the head of an up Class A express service

British Railways built Castle class No 7037 'Swindon', the last member of the class to be built, is seen entering Platform 7 at the head of an up Class A express service on 12th August 1961. Built at Swindon in August 1950, No 7037 did not receive its allocated name until November of that year. Its first shed was Swindon and it remained in service until March 1963 when it was withdrawn from Swindon shed to be scrapped by J Cashmore of Newport.

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