LMS Route: Trent Valley Line

LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington

Nuneaton Shed: lnwrns3846

Ex-LNWR 'Cauliflower' 0-6-0 No 8488 stands 'cold' outside Nuneaton shed ready for its next trip the following day. Built as LNWR No 1743 by Crewe works in May 1899, No 8488 was renumbered by the LMS in September 1928 which it retained until December 1932 when it was withdrawn from service. The official description of the class, which numbered three hundred and ten in total, was 18 inch Goods based on the size of cylinders employed. They were designed for express goods service but were also often used on passenger trains as well. They could be distinguished by the humps in the footplate to clear the connecting rod pins and by the company crest on the centre splashers, which earned them the ‘Cauliflower’ nickname from its appearance at a distance. The first ten had H-spoke wheels for which they were named ‘duckfoots’ (from Webb?) but the rest had the more elegant spoked wheels. The original wooden brake blocks were later replaced by cast iron blocks. Buffer beams were wood, and sanding was at the front only, supplied from a box ahead of the leading splasher. Information courtesy of LNWR Society 'www.lnwrs.org.uk'.

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