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GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line
The Lakes Halt: gwrtl2882
British Railways built Modified Hall Class 4-6-0 No 7908
'Hensall Hall' on a Type 7 down freight service in 1964. A Type 7 service was
classified by British Railways post 1962 as an 'Express freight train NOT
fitted with the automatic brake. Maximum speed 40 mph. Where fitted vehicles
are required to be placed next to the engine and coupled up, this will be shewn
in the appropriate Regional train loading instructions'. Built by Swindon
works to Lot 368 in January 1950, No 7908 was only a year from being scrapped
being withdrawn in October 1965 from 2A Tyseley shed to be scrapped by J
Cashmore of Great Bridge.
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