GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Knowle & Dorridge Station: gwrkd111

GWR 4-4-0 No 3252 'Duke of Cornwall', the founding member of the class, is seen with an inspection coach during the quadrupling of the lines near Knowle and Dorridge. The new track was laid to the south of the existing trackwork as can be seen in this photograph. C1934-6 Built at Swindon works in May 1895 it was superheated in July 1923 requiring a longer smokebox and remained in service until withdrawn from Aberystwyth shed in August 1937 to be scrapped at Swindon works soon afterwards.

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