LMS Route: Rugby to Tamworth

Polesworth Station: lnwr_pol3105

Elevated view of the rear portion of of the train showing the coaching stock jack-knifed along the track. The MoT report stated that the 16 bogie vehicles were screw coupled throughout, and all were equipped with long stroke shock absorbing buffers, in accordance with the LMS's 1930's modern practice. All had steel underframes; except for the 7th and 9th, the bodies were framed in hard wood with light sheet steel panelling. The body of the 7th coach was entirely of hard wood and that of the 9th entirely of steel; neither, however; suffered much damage. The weight of the coaches was 507 tons (average 31.7 tons) so that, with the 164+ tons engine, the total tare weight of the train was 671½ tons; its total length was 356 yards. The continuous brake was in operation on the coupled and tender wheels and on all wheels of the coaches; the combined brake power was approximately 82 per cent.

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