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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 Shed: lnwrrm4008
Ex-LMS 4-6-0 5XP No 45541 'Duke of Sutherland, is about to
be turned on Rugby's turntable on 1st April 1961. The shed modernisation
programme introduced by the LMS in the 1930s saw in addition to coaling and ash
disposal facilities new vacuum powered turntables being provided. Being very
exposed the LMS have also provided a shelter fixed to the turntable too. Built
as LMS No 5541 by Crewe works in August 1933, it received its British Railways
number in April 1948 which it retained until June 1962 when it was withdrawn
from 2B Nuneaton shed to be scrapped. It was the prototype chosen by Hornby
Models when they first introduced their tender powered model in the 1979.
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