GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Knowle & Dorridge Station: gwrkd125

GWR 4-6-0 Saint class No 2989 'Talisman' is seen in full cry on the Down Main at the head of a Paddington to Birkenhead express. Originally built at Swindon works with half-cone boiler in September 1905 as an unnamed 4-4-2 No 189. it was first allocated to Bath Road shed in Bristol. It was named in 1906 and fitted with full-cone boiler in May 1908 but later reverted to half-cone boiler with superheater in July 1911 only to be re-fitted with full-cone boiler in April 1912. 'Talisman' was rebuilt as a 4-6-0 in October 1912 and remained in service until it was withdrawn from Chester shed in September 1948 for scrapping at Swindon works.

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