LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton
LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington

Coventry Shed: lnwrcov660

View of a pair of ex-LMS 4-6-0 Jubilee class locomotives No 45624 'St Helena' and No 45599 'Bechuanaland' standing stored outside of Coventry shed. Built as LMS No 5624 at Crewe works in October 1934 it remained in service until November 1963 when it was withdrawn from Nuneaton shed stored at Coventry before being scrapped during April 1964 at Crewe works. Number 5599 was however built by the North British Locomotive Company in January 1935 and it remained in service until August 1964 when it too was withdrawn from Nuneaton shed to be scrapped during November 1964 by J Cashmore of Great Bridge.

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