GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Rowington Junction & Troughs: gwrrj1004

GWR 4-6-0 King class No 6003 'King George IV' picks up water whilst at the head of the down Paddington to Birkenhead service. Built at Swindon works in July 1927 it was the locomotive which, because of the accident at Midgham August 1927 when the bogie derailed, compelled the GWR to produce a redesign of the springing of the bogie on the whole of 'King' class. In July 1958 it received its double chimney and remained in service until June 1962 when it was withdrawn from Canton shed in Cardiff to be scrapped by Swindon works in August 1962.

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