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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line
Birmingham Snow Hill - Pre-grouping locomotives:
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GWR 4-4-0 No 4120 'Atbara', the founder member of the Atbara
class, is probably acting as station pilot when seen shunting stock at Snow
Hill station circa 1920. The class was a development of the Badminton class
introduced in 1897, itself a development of the earlier Duke class. Further
modifications to the Badminton class resulted in the Atbara class entering
service in 1900, the names for these locomotives generally being taken from
contemporary military engagements or senior army commanders. Later engines were
named after cities of the British Empire. Built at Swindon works in April 1900
No 4120 remained in service until September 1929 when it was withdrawn from
Leamington Spa shed to be scrapped by Swindon Works.
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