LMS Route: Rugby to Tamworth

Trent Valley Lineside: lnwr_tvl4453

Ex-LMS 4-6-0 Royal Scot Class No 46123 'The East Lancashire Regiment' is seen on a down express service. Built in December 1927 as LMS No 6135 and with a parallel boiler by the North British Locomotive Company of Glasgow, No 461234 it was renumbered by British Railways in October 1948. It was then rebuilt by British Railways with the Stanier 2A tapered boiler in 1947 and remained in service until December 1962 when it was withdrawn from 55A Holbeck shed.

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