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|locono = 4566
|designed = George Jackson Churchward
|locotype = '''GWR 45xx4500'''
|built = 1924
|years1 = 1970
}}
4566 is a GWR Churchward 45xx 4500 2-6-2T, designed for light mixed traffic work.
==4566 in service==
4566 is a GWR Churchward 45xx 4500 '[[Whyte notation|Small Prairie]]', a class of small mixed traffic locomotives mainly used on branch lines. The class was rated 4MT by British Railways.
4566 was built in Swindon in 1924 and entered service at Newton Abbot. Post-War, the locomotive worked in the far Southwest, including allocations to St. Ives and Penzance sheds, before being withdrawn from service at Plymouth Laira shed by BR in April 1962.<ref>[http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/262_4500det.htm The Great Western Archive] retrieved 27 January 2015.</ref>
==References==
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==Links==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_4500_Class GWR 4500 Class on Wikipedia]
[[Category:Operational steam locomotives]]
[[Category:Locomotives at Bridgnorth]]
