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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Nuneaton to Coventry
Coundon Road Station: lnwrcr38
British Railways built Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T No 41322 is seen in
'push' mode at the rear of a two-coach motor-fitted train to Nuneaton. Motor
fitted trains allowed the locomotive to be permanently placed at one end of the
coaching stock which saved time and resources related to turning the
locomotives for the return journey. The driver would be located in the driver
trailer, a specially designed coach at the opposite end to the locomotive, and
would operate the train by a combination of mechanical and vacuum operated
equipment. Built at Derby in 1952, No 41322 remained in service until June 1964
when it was withdrawn from Exmouth Junction shed to be scrapped in December
1964 by G Cohen of Morriston near Swansea.
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