LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton

Berkswell and Balsall Common: lnwrberk3014

Ex-LMS 4-6-0 5MT No 45020 is seen passing Berkswell's up home signals with an ordinary passenger train for Coventry on 15th October 1951. The lattice signal on the left is the down starting signal for Hampton in Arden. Its interesting to note that when the LNWR signals with timber posts were replaced (see 'lnwrberk525a') the starting signal for Hampton had its co-acting (or repeating arm) removed whilst the up home signals seen on the right which did not have any, had them added. Built as LMS No 5020 by the Vulcan Foundry in August 1834, No 45020 was renumbered by British Railways in June 1948 and remained in service until December 1965 when it was withdrawn from 5D Stoke shed to be scrapped by J Cashmore of Great Bridge. At the time the photograph was taken the locomotive was allocated to 2A Rugby shed until October 1953 when it was transferred to 8A Edge Hill shed in Liverpool.

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