A 'Small Prairie' 2-6-2T at Gloucester GW Locomotive Depot

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A 'Small Prairie' 2-6-2T at Gloucester GW Locomotive Depot

Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 28 Mar 1948

This portrait was taken shortly after Nationalisation, so the locomotive is still in GWR livery: '4575' 2-6-2T No. 5515 (built 11/27) was many years in the locality and survived until 11/61.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.862694
Longitude
-2.231139