GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Knowle & Dorridge Station: gwrkd128

Ex-London South Western Railway's superheated Class L12 No 418 is seen at the head of an express comprised of Southern coaching stock near Knowle and Dorridge in September 1929. Built at Nine Elms works in July 1904 this Drummond design was essentially a Greyhound chassis fitted with a large boiler. Given the running number 30418 by British Railways it remained in service until June 1951 when it was withdrawn from Fratton shed to be scrapped by Eastleigh works.

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