Hornby R3719

GWR, Class 5101 'Large Prairie', 2-6-2T, 4154 - Era 3

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

Built at Swindon Works under Lot No. 361 in July 1947, Diagram A9 Class 5101 'Large Prairie' No. 4154 entered traffic at Wellington Shed, remaining there until 11 July, 1953.

4154's remaining shed allocations saw the locomotive cover much of the Great Western region with spells at Carmarthen, Worcester, Newton Abbot, Banbury, Stourbridge Junction and Oxley from where it was withdrawn in October 1965.

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^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.