GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Leamington Spa Station: gwrls829

An unknown GWR A '31xx' 2-6-2T stands in one of the middle sidings at Leamington station. In the West Midlands at this time only Tyseley had locomotives of this class other than Leamington. These locomotives were a medium sized tank engine designed for stopping passenger work. As such they were later to be found all over the Great Western Railway system. The original design was by G. J. Churchwood in 1903 as the '31XX' Class was later modified by C. B. Collett as the '5101' class. 7th May 1911

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