Churchward’s nine 47XX locomotives were principally intended to haul overnight food trains into 1920s London from the West, South West and Midlands, but quickly found use on freight duties across the Great Western network. Latterly, their reliability, power and route availability saw them hauling holiday passenger services with great success.
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