GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Pre-grouping Locomotives at Leamington: gwrls840

Another GWR '517' class 0-4-2T locomotive, thought to be No 1165, stands in the down bay against the stops at the end of the station building. The '517' class was only a twelve strong and were built at Wolverhampton works, the first in October 1875 and the last in March 1876. Leamington had a long association with the class and one locomotive No 1157 was withdrawn from the shed in November 1935. Three survived until after the Second World War with the last No 1159 being withdrawn in August 1947 from Oxford shed. 11th Oct 1910

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