LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Nuneaton
Water Orton Station: mrwo1036
Ex-LMS 8P 2-8-0 No 48381 is at the head of a Class H freight
from Toton to Washwood Heath on 2nd October 1959. At the time the photograph
was taken the locomotive was allocated to Wellingborough shed. The cooling
towers in the background belong to Hams Hall power station, there were three in
total, 'A', 'B' and 'C', which were later made redundant by the introduction of
gas fueled power stations and demolished to be replaced by a rail served
distribution depot and BMW engine factory. Built by Horwich works in December
1944 No 48381 remained in service until November 1967 when it was withdrawn
from 9H Patricroft shed.
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