GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

GWR Route: Hatton to Stratford on Avon

Wilmcote Station: gwrwil655

Ex-GWR 2-6-2T 'Large Prairie' No 4127 is seen descending Wilmcote Bank at the head of the 5:05pm Birmingham Moor Street to Stratford on Avon service on 15 June 1957. A member of the 51xx class No 4127 was built at Swindon works to Lot 313 in May 1938 and remained in service until January 1963 when it was withdrawn from 86E Severn Tunnel Junction shed to be scrapped in May 1963 by J Cashmore of Newport.

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