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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Leamington Spa (Avenue) LMS Route:
Nuneaton to Leamington LMS Route: Leamington to Weedon
Leamington (Avenue) Station - Locomotives:
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Ex-MR 2F 0-6-0 No 3084, a MR 1357 class locomotive, is seen
standing at platform two on a local Leamington to Coventry passenger service.
The use of goods engines on passenger services was a common practice
particularly in the summer months when traffic levels could peak with holiday
traffic. It was also standard practice by UK railway companies to cascade older
locomotives onto secondary duties thereby extending their working life. Built
by Beyer Peacock in December 1882 No 3084 remained in service for 77 years
being initially stored at Trafford Park from February 1959 until its official
withdrawal as BR No 58213 in August 1959 to be scrapped shortly afterwards.
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