GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Leamington Spa - BR Locomotives: gwrls2102

Ex-GWR 43xx Class 2-6-0 No 4375 stands at Leamington's down platform with a local passenger service for Snow Hill in June 1957. Whilst many of the local services were hauled by 2-6-2T locomotives a number were also hauled by tender locomotives such as the above 43xx Class locomotive which at the time was allocated to Stourbridge Junction. The four carriages have just been brought to the platform from Leamington's carriage sidings which were located adjacent to the shed. The basic set comprised 'Second, Brake Second andComposite' plus other carriages as required to strengthen the service. Built at Swindon to Lot 20 in November 1915, No 4375 remained in service until January 1958 when it was withdrawn from Stourbridge Junction shed to be scrapped by Swindon works.

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