GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Leamington Spa - BR Locomotives: gwrls933

Ex-WD 2-8-0 Austerity No 90516 runs through the down through road at the head of a mixed goods train

Gerry Batchelor writes "A dub dee, never my favourite engine at that time (no brass and copper) No 90516 makes its usual clanky way forward on the down through road at Leamington with a freight for Birmingham 28 September 1963". Built as WD No 79253 by the Vulcan Foundry circa 1945 it remained in service until withdrawn in November 1965 from Doncaster shed and was finally scrapped in June 1966 by Garnham Harris & Elton of Chesterfield.

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