LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton LMS Route: Nuneaton to
Leamington
Coventry Station - BR Locomotives: lnwrcov205
Ex-LMS 8F 2-8-0 No 48449 is seen running through Coventry
station on the through road at the head of a train of mineral wagons. The
overhead signals suspended from Stoney Road bridge indicate that the train
would be pulling on to the Leamington branch. Built as LMS No 8449 by Swindon
works in August 1945 it remained in service until May 1967 until it was
withdrawn from Crewe South shed to be scrapped during September 1967 by J
Cashmore of Great Bridge. C1954
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