LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington

Chilvers Coton Station: lnwcc3290

English Electric Type 4 Diesel-Electric D219 'Caronia' is seen passing through the station on the diverted 4:15pm New Street to Euston service on Sunday 4th September 1966. This was due to engineering work on the New Street to Coventry section of the line, the train having been diverted via the former Midland Railway line to Nuneaton before rejoining its journey at Coventry. Built by English Electric Vulcan Foundry in July 1959, D219 was reclassified under TOPs as Class 40019 and remained in service until December 1981 when it was withdrawn from D08 Liverpool Division to be scrapped by Doncaster Plant.

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