London Midland Scottish Railway Route: Nuneaton to Leamington

Kenilworth Station: lnwrk162

Ex-LNWR 2-4-2T 1P No 6749 is seen running bunker first past the Whitemoor Brickwork sidings with a local passenger train. The lack of coal in the bunker would indicate that the locomotive had already completed several trips prior to the photograph being taken. Number 6749 was built at Crewe in May 1897 and is believed to have seen out her service in the area after this photograph was taken as she was withdrawn in February 1952 from Milverton shed.

Note the wagons standing in line on the left. Whilst one is definitely loaded with coal it is not known what the others are loaded with as coal this fine was not common prior to the war. Also the coal yard at Kenilworth was at the other end of the station so it might be that these wagons are in transit. Circa 1936

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