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GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line
Hall Green Station: gwrhg2926
Ex-GWR 2-6-2T 'Large Prairie' No 3101 now leaves Hall Green
with the up services to Birmingham on 8th June 1957. This class of Large
Prairie was created in 1938 when Collett rebuilt some of Churchward's 3150
Class with a view to using them as bankers, particularly from Severn Tunnel
Junction shed. These engines used the standard class 4 boiler again, but
pressed to 225 psi and using smaller coupled wheels of 5 feet 3 inches
diameter, and one-half inch increase in cylinder diameter, the nominal tractive
effort rose to 31,170 pounds. The pony truck wheel diameter was also reduced by
2 inches to 3 ft 0 in. No 3101 being preserved.
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