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The ex-Caledonian Railway 4-2-2 No 123 is seen passing southbound through Rugby Midland en-route to work an enthusiast’s special

The ex-Caledonian Railway 4-2-2 No 123 is seen passing southbound through Rugby Midland en-route to work an enthusiast's special. The unique 4-2-2 was built by Neilson and Company in 1886 as an exhibition locomotive. In 1914 it was placed on the Caledonian Railway duplicate list, and renumbered as CR No 1123. It entered LMS service in 1923 with the LMS renumbering her No 14010 with the power classification 1P. During the 1920s it was allocated to working the directors' saloon, but it was returned to ordinary service in 1930. The locomotive was withdrawn in 1935, by which time it was the last single-wheeled express engine running in Britain, and set aside for preservation. Restored to steam by British Railways in 1958, it ran railtours and enthusiast specials until the end of Scottish steam.

Tony Newman

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