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Ex-LMS 8F 2-8-0 No 48668 heads a westbound Class K mineral train through Water Orton station circa 1959

Ex-LMS 8F 2-8-0 No 48668 heads a westbound Class K mineral train through Water Orton station circa 1959. Built as LMS No 8668 by the Southern Railway's Brighton Works in May 1944, No 48668 was to remain in service until December 1966 when it was withdrawn from 10F Rose Grove shed to be scrapped.

Photographer James S Doubleday. Courtesy of John Turner from the 53A Models of Hull Collection.

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