LMS Route: Trent Valley Line

LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington (LNWR)

LMS Route: Nuneaton to Birmingham (MR)

Nuneaton Station: lnwrns350

British Railways built 2MT 2-6-2T No 41236 is seen standing in the short siding situated between the down fast and down slow at the northern end of the station. Built to an Ivatt design, the last CME of the LMS, by British Railways at Crewe works in September 1949 No 41236 remained in service until June 1962 when it was withdrawn from Llandudno Junction shed to be scrapped in July 1962 by J Cashmore of Great Bridge. John Taylor wrote to correct the original caption which placed the locomotive as standing on the shed road alongside the signals controlling the southern access to Nuneaton station on the Rugby to Stafford mainline circa 1960. John writes, 'I would suggest that the loco is standing in the short siding situated between the DOWN FAST and DOWN SLOW at the northern end of the station; not on the shed as stated. The date of the photo is nearer 1950 rather than 1960 and shows the LNWR signal gantry prior to it's replacement with a modern upper quadrant BR version. The old gantry can be seen in photo 'lnwrns1630' and it's replacement in photo 'lnwrns1658'.

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