LMS Route: Rugby to Leamington Spa (Avenue)
LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington
LMS Route: Leamington to Weedon
Leamington (Avenue) Station: lnwrlave1350
LMS Fowler 2-6-2T No 17 is seen on a two coach local train
arriving from Warwick Milverton. As is recorded many times in publications the
Fowler 2-6-2T design, and indeed its Stanier successor, was never a success
because of the inadequate steam passages and short travel valve adopted by
Derby design office.
The subsequent modification to the cylinder design through
the use of outside steam pipes did not achieve any notable success. Number 17
was built in March 1930 at Derby and obtained the BR running number 40017
before being withdrawn in November 1959 from Trafford Park shed being scrapped
by Central Wagon Co of Wigan shortly afterwards.
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