Great Western Railway “Large Prairie” 2-6-2T 5164 sits in the shed yard at Bridgnorth, 30th May 2009. Although built at Swindon in 1930 the design is a modified version of the 3100 class introduced in 1903. In all two hundred and ninety engines to this basic design were constructed although there were detailed differences within various batches. After thirty three years service 5164 was withdrawn in April 1964 and would spend the next ten years at Barry until purchased by the 51XX Fund and transported to the Severn Valley Railway in January 1973. Following overhaul it re-entered traffic in 1979. It completed its latest overhaul in May 2004.