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LNER Route: Leicester to Marylebone
Rugby Central Station: gcrcs271
British Railways built L1 2-6-4T No 67767 has been rammed by
Austerity 2-8-0 No 90697 when leaving the refuge siding on Wednesday 28th March
1962. At the time of the accident, No 67767 was working a local service. Tony
West writes. 'I knew the fireman, Maurice Marston, on the Austerity. I
believe his driver was Jimmy Blackwell. He told me that the accident was caused
by a faulty track circuit which misled the signalman into giving the right away
for the Austerity despite the L1 fouling the trailing connection'. Built by
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd in September 1949, No 67767 was to remain
in service until December 1962 when it was withdrawn from 40E Colwick shed to
be scrapped.
Tony Newman
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