LMS Route: Rugby to Leamington Spa (Avenue)
LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington
LMS Route: Leamington to Weedon
Warwick (Milverton) Shed: lnwrwar_shed1430
Ex-LMS 2-8-0 8F No 48012, ex-LMS 2-6-2T 3MT No 40078 and
ex-LMS 8F No 48456 are all on shed and apparently not in steam. The steel open
wagon on the right is full of briquettes, essentially coal dust pressed to form
cobble sized coal. This was standard fare for local and goods working the more
expensive better quality coal being reserved, when ever possible, for passenger
workings. C1950s
The history of Number 48012 and 40078 has been described
previously. Number 48456 was built by the GWR at Swindon in October 1945 and
lasted to August 1967 when it was withdrawn from Buxton shed being scrapped at
J Buttigieg, of Newport, in February 1968.
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