8750 Class - 9741 - British Railways Green MDO 3 (10" x 5") when

3 (10" x 5") when ant-friction gear removed

circa 1890

110 chemically blackened OO gauge split spoke wheels

the Chaldrons having been in continuous use since the mid-19th century

Surviving in much the same condition for a decade

8750 Class - 9741 - British Railways Green MDO 3 (10" x 5") when9741. British Railways Green Livery With the introduction of what became the 8750 variations, this 1935 built locomotive emerged from Swindon works carrying a new enlarged cab but still retained some of the earlier style parts such as water fillers and backplate feed. Its initial allocation was Stafford Road shed (Wolverhampton) and can be seen here as it was outshopped in the early British Railways livery lettered livery with GWR "Egyptian" typeface.