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LMS Route: Rugby to Leamington Spa (Avenue)

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British Railways Standard 7MT 4-6-2 No 70047 passes by Bilton Sidings signal cabin on 26th June 1960

British Railways Standard 7MT 4-6-2 No 70047 passes by Bilton Sidings signal cabin on 26th June 1960. The unnamed Britannia Class locomotive has been diverted on this Sunday due to advanced electrification works and is heading the 10:30am Euston to Wolverhampton (High Level) express. Built by Crewe works in June 1954 No 70047 remained in service until July 1967 when it was withdrawn from 12A Kingmoor shed in Carlisle.

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