ROD 1706 - During WW1, locomotives were requisitioned from many of the British railway companies for use in the various theatres of war but the WD decided they should have a standard locomotive type for use in Europe and the Great Central Class 04 was chosen. Many hundreds were built by a variety of manufacturers and after the War many returned to Britain and were dumped all around the country. During the 1920's, many of these were sold off very cheaply to the GWR, LNWR and principally the LNER who already operated the type. This loco, ROD 1706, ended up as the property of Armstrong Whitworth &amp; Co.