GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Leamington Shed: gwrls2532

British Railways Class 52 diesel locomotive D1002 'Western Explorer' is seen at Leamington on 27th August 1962. Built at Swindon works in March 1962, D1002 is seen in a green bodywork with a small yellow warning panel on the front. D1002 was only in service for a very short time, 11 years 10 months and 10 days, being withdrawn in January 1974 from 84A Laira shed, but had in the meantime clocked up 1,144,000 miles in service.

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