LMS Route: Rugby to Tamworth

Tamworth Station: lnwr_tam1248

LNWR 2F 0-6-0 'Cauliflower' class No 143 is seen standing in the yard in Tamworth's goods yard as the fireman opens the tool box on the tender circa 1922. The piles of ash lying at the rear of the tender would indicate that some remedial work to the fire was required probably relating to poor quality coal clinkering up the firebox. Built at Crewe works in April 1902 No 143 was renumbered by the LMS as No 8617 and remained in service until August 1933 when it was withdrawn to be scrapped by Crewe works.

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