Gresley ex-GNR Class O3 2-8-0 at Immingham Locomotive Depot
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Gresley ex-GNR Class O3 2-8-0 at Immingham Locomotive Depot
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 21 Sep 1947
These were Gresley's first 2-8-0's, Class O1 (reclassified to O3 in 2/44 when Thompson introduced his 'Group Standard' O1 class), designed for the mineral traffic that was so important on the GN main lines; No. 3491 was built in 10/19, withdrawn in 12/50.
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Image Location
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53.617827
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