Evesham Abbey - GWR Star Class Steam Engine

GWR Star Class Steam Engine

One of the Great Western Railway Star class locomotives was named Evesham Abbey and numbered 4065. It was subsequently rebuilt as a Castle class locomotive being renumbered as 5085 while retaining the name Evesham Abbey.

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