Shrewsbury was a joint GWR and LMS station and a fascinating variety of locomotives could be seen there over the years. One of George Whale's famous 'Precursor' class 4-4-0s No. 685 'Cossack' is taking water. This class of 130 engines were the first of a new generation of L&NWR express passenger locomotives. Still bearing its LMS number, one (just) survived to enter BR stock No. 25297 'Sirocco'.

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