I first saw ex-GWR 5101 Class Large Prairie tank No. 4141 on
the scrap line at Barry docks on 31/7/64. I had travelled there on the train from
our family summer holiday in Somerset. Our train passed Evening Star in steam as
we approached Cardiff.
The word “Prairie” describes the 2-6-2 tank’s wheel
arrangement, one which was also used for other GWR classes, including the
lighter locomotives of the 4500 Class known as the Small Prairies. There were a
number of examples of both classes languishing at Barry.
The more recent photos show No. 4141 during her visit to the
GCR in 2010 - at Loughborough Central and Leicester North. She is now based at
the Epping Ongar Railway, though she is currently undergoing major overhaul
off-site.
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