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Category:Transportation
Subcategory:Railway
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Keywords:BW, Castle, GWR, Steam, Wolverhampton
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Date modified17-Apr-14 09:24
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Camera modelPerfectionV700
7012 1963-09 Oxley

7012 1963-09 Oxley

One of eleven " Castles " transferred from Wolverhampton Stafford Road shed to the nearby Midland Region shed at Oxley when the former closed in early September of 1963 , 7012 , " Barry Castle " eventually became one of the last eight of its class to survive at Oxley before being withdrawn in November , 1964.
During their later lives at Oxley those remaining " Castles" were rostered on semi fast workings from Wolverhampton to and from Paddington , in addition to cross country services , the latter duties being particularly at weekends .
7012 was finally condemned from Oxley in November of 1964.