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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton LMS Route: Rugby to
Leamington LMS Route: Rugby to Tamworth LMS Route: Rugby to
Leicester LMS Route: Rugby to Market Harborough
Rugby Station - LMS Period Locomotives: lnwrrm808
LMS 4-6-0 Royal Scot class No 6139 'The Welch Regiment' on a
down special leaves Rugby station just before the outbreak of the Second World
War in August 1939. The addition of the high sided Stanier tender gave the
class a better range through increased coal and water capacity. It undoubtedly
was a vast improvement on the eye providing a better visual balance to the
large diameter boiler. Built by the North British Locomotive Company in October
1927, No 6139 was rebuilt with the standard 2A tapered boiler in November 1946
and in this form remained in service until October 1962 when it was withdrawn
from Newton Heath shed for scrapping at Crewe works the following year in May
1963.
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