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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 - LMS Period Locomotives: lnwrrm809
LMS 4-6-0 Royal Scot class No 6137 'Vesta' in original
condition is about to pass under the GC birdcage at the head of the up Royal
Scot on 18th August 1928. The original names of the Royal Scot class were based
on names from locomotives from the dawn of the railway erea. These were quickly
deemed to lack the necessary gravitas that these large engines required so they
were named primarily after British Army Regiments. Number 6137 'Vesta'
therefore was quickly renamed 'The Prince of Wales Volunteers (South
Lancashire)'. This was another of the North British Locomotive's contribution
built to order 23632 in October 1927 remaining in service until October 1962
when it was withdrawn from Carlisle Upperby shed for scrapping by Crewe works
in May 1963.
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