LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Nuneaton
Arley & Fillongley Station: mraf1065
Diesel locomotive D298 is seen passing through the closed
station on Sunday 10th July 1966. The six coach train is the diverted 09:45am
Euston to Birmingham service, the diversion being required due to
electrification of the Birmingham to Rugby line. The locomotive was later
assigned the TOPs code 40098 and remained in service until April 1981 when it
was withdrawn to be scrapped at Swindon two years later.
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