Prairie tank locomotive number 5199

Ex GWR Prairie locomotive number 5199 at work on the Llangollen railway in Wales

5199 was one of ten locomotives built under Lot 284 (Nos.5190 – 5199) at the GWR’s Swindon Works and was completed in November 1934. Its initial allocation was to Tyseley (Birmingham) shed where it remained until January 1948.