GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Birmingham Snow Hill - British Railways Period Locomotives: gwrbsh1304

An unidentified ex-GWR 4-6-0 Castle class locomotive is seen standing at Platform 12 ready to depart with a Class A service to the West Country. The letters on the smokebox provided information to signalmen and other railway staff of the train's destination. The letter C represents the Exeter and Plymouth Districts within the Western Region whilst the number 37 provided the information that the train would terminate at or between Exeter and Dulverton on the Barnstable branch.

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