1026 " County of Salop" looks to be fresh from Works in this view on her home shed at Shrewsbury , one of no less than six of her class shedded there in the mid ' fifties , a total equalled at that period in time with the six at Bristol's Bath Road whilst the remaining eighteen " Counties " were spread out over six other Depots ranging from Chester with three in the North West down as far as Penzance where there were also three .
Shrewsbury's six " Counties " were favourites with the Shedmasters there for rostering on the " North to West " workings , running down all the wayto Newton Abbot before returning back home again the following day on a similar reverse " Double Home " duty for engine and crew , a task which Shrewsbury Depot shared with its counterparts at Newton Abbot Depot with their allocation of " Castles " .