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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Rowington Junction & Troughs: gwrrj2776
An unidentified ex-GWR 4-6-0 King Class locomotive is seen
picking up water at Rowington Troughs circa 1960. Designed for express
passenger work the Kings were, with the exception of the GWR's solitary 4-6-2
Pacific 'The Great Bear', the largest locomotives the GWR built. They were
named after kings of Great Britain, the first being named after the then
reigning monarch, King George V, and then going back through history. Following
the death of King George V, the highest-numbered engine was renamed after his
successor 'King Edward VII' and following his abdication, the next-highest
engine was also renamed after King George VI.
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