GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Leamington Spa Station: gwrls249

An unidentified GWR 2-6-2T '39xx' class locomotive is seen running bunker first into the down platform at the eastern end of Leamington station. John Copsey writes "The '39xx' class was introduced for local passenger services around the Birmingham division in 1907, fulfilling an urgent need for larger tank engines to accommodate heavier trains. They were rebuilds of '2301' class locomotives (Nos 2491-2510) and were initially stationed at Wolverhampton or Birmingham (Tyseley shed from June 1908)". C1911

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