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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Trent Valley Line
LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington
Nuneaton Station: lnwrns3798
Ex-LMS 4-6-2 No 46232 'Duchess of Montrose' with the down
Royal Scot service on 21st September 1951. Opposite, on the up side of the
station is ex-LNWR G2 Class 0-8-0 No 49446 waiting in between shunting turns.
Built as LMS No 6232 by Crewe works in July 1938, No 46232 was one of five
locomotives built in non-streamlined form at a cost of £10,659 each. Its
notable that it has 'British Railways' lettered on its tender prior to the
adoption of the first corporate logo. The 'Duchess' was to remain in service
until December 1962 when it was withdrawn to be scrapped. The 'Super D' was
built in October 1922 as LNWR No 1012 by Crewe works which it retained until
renumbered as LMS No 9446 in June 1925 and again by British Railways in
September 1948 by adding 40000 to the LMS number making it No 49446 which it
retained until April 1964 when it was withdrawn from J Cashmore's of Great
Bridge.
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