Ex-Great Western Railway Collett'Hall' class 4-6-0 No. 4994 'Downton Hall'. Built at Swindon in February 1931 and withdrawn in March 1963.

Here's just an everyday scene at Birmingham Snow Hill in April 1958. Hauling a very lengthy southbound mixed freight through the centre roads is 'Downton Hall', a locomotive that narrowly missed being made into a TV period drama!

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