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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: The Shakespeare Route
Fenny Compton Station: smjfc140
Ex-GWR 43xx class 2-6-0 No 6368 pilots ex-GWR 2251 class
0-6-0 No 2246 on the LCGB Thames, Avon and Severn Rail Tour on 12th October
1963. The train is just passing through the remodelled junction to enter the
former SMJ route to Stratford on Avon. On the right the loading gauge can be
seen protecting Fenny Compton's small goods yard. Built at Swindon works to Lot
230 in October 1925, No 6368 was not to remain in service for much longer being
withdrawn in December 1963 from Horton Road shed in Gloucester to be scrapped
in April 1965 by the Steel Supply Company of Jersey Marine in Swansea. The
former GWR 0-6-0 No 2246 was built at Swindon to Lot 347 in August 1945 and it
too was withdrawn in December 1963 but this time from Worcester shed to be
scrapped in April 1964 by RA King of Norwich.
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