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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton LMS Route: Rugby to
Leamington LMS Route: Rugby to Tamworth LMS Route: Rugby to
Leicester LMS Route: Rugby to Market Harborough
Rugby Station: lnwrrm2459
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An internal view of Rugby's Fitting workshop showing several
ex-LMS and BR Standard locomotives being repaired. The clutter of locomotive
parts spread across the floor combined with a range of equipment made the
workshop a hazardous place to work. Walk ways which needed to be kept clear at
at all times were denoted by the white lines painted on the floor. The two
locomotives nearest the camera being repaired ex-LMS 4-6-0 5MT Stanier 'Black
5' No 45331 on the left and ex-LMS 2-8-0 8F No 48719 on the right. In the
distance and unidentified is BR Standard 9F 2-10-0, a BR Standard 4-6-0, a
2-6-4T locomotive plus two others of unknown origin. Built by Armstrong
Whitworth in March 1937, No 45331 was never allocated to Rugby and therefore
her visit is most likely to be a scheduled repair. Allocated to 2D Banbury shed
in October 1965, No 45331 was moved in August 1966 to 8F Springs Branch shed in
Wigan from where she was withdrawn in November 1967. Built as LMS No 8719 by
the Southern Railway's Brighton works in August 1944 No 48719 was to remain in
service until August 1965 when it was withdrawn from 2F Bescot shed having been
allocated to Aston Shed in October 1957 followed by Bescot shed in November
1964.
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