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GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line
Hall Green Station: gwrhg2929
Ex-GWR 2-6-2T 'Large Prairie' No 3101 is seen on an up local
passenger service to Birmingham on 8th June 1957. To the right of the train, on
the platform, a pile of parcels can be seen demonstrating that into the 1960s
the railways were still a major transporter of parcel traffic. Designed by
Collett he locomotive is the second of the five members of the 31xx Class to be
rebuilt from a 3150 Class locomotive by Swindon works to Lot 319 in February
1939, remaining in service for just a few months being withdrawn from 2A
Tyseley shed in September 1957 to be scrapped by Swindon works.
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