LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington

Old Milverton Lineside Views: lnwr_oldmil1464

LMS 3P 'Stanier' 2-6-2T No 203 is seen moving at speed at the head of a three-coach local passenger service from Coventry to Leamington circa 1946. Built at Derby works in February 1938, No 203 remained in service until July 1962 when it was withdrawn from Kentish Town shed in London to be scrapped by Horwich Works in January 1963. John Dews writes, 'this engine was one of a few Stanier 2-6-2Ts reboilered with the larger 6B boiler in an attempt to improve performance and in this case No 203 was rebuilt in 1942.'

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