The Great Western's Poor Performing & Poorly Timed Pannier - GWR/BR Class 1500

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In today's video, we take a look at the Class 1500's of British Railways (GWR) and how this mediocre engine ended up getting stunted by both its performance and the timing of its creation

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_1500_Class
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