In Service
Cornwall was a famously successful high-speed passenger express engine of its period. Charles Rous-Marten (cited in ) reported an 1884 run from Crewe to Chester behind Cornwall (now far from new, and of antiquated design) at an average speed of 50.7 mph, reaching 70 mph down Whitmore bank. It remained in express service on the Liverpool-Manchester route until withdrawn in 1902. In 1925, Ahrons reports that it was still in service hauling the Mechanical Engineer's inspection coach.
On final retirement, Cornwall was deliberately preserved, one of the first locomotives to be so treated.
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