LNER Route: Leicester to Marylebone

Rugby Central Station: gcrcs196

An unidentified ex-LMS 'Black Five' 4-6-0 stands on the passing loop line waiting for a London to Nottingham express to pass through Rugby station early in September 1966. This was just before services between Rugby and London were withdrawn and the line abandoned. The three coach local train to Leicester and Nottingham is made up of ex-LMS Period III vehicles. When the down express to Nottingham has passed, the Black Five will move forward to rejoin the main line via the points under the road bridge and then reverse back into the platform. In the distance above the heads of the people on the platform is the large brick built water tank used to supply the water columns and tanks located on the platform and on the adjacent track.

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