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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton LMS Route: Rugby to
Leamington LMS Route: Rugby to Tamworth LMS Route: Rugby to
Leicester LMS Route: Rugby to Market Harborough
Rugby Station - BR Period Locomotives: lnwrrm4355
British Railways 4-6-2 Britannia Class No 70032 'Tennyson'
stands alongside British Railways built Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T No 41211 in one of
Rugby's north bays. Built by Crewe works in December 1952 No 70032 was at the
time of the photograph allocated to 9A Longsight shed. It was to remain in
service until September 1967 when it was withdrawn from 12A Kingmoor Shed in
Carlisle to be scrapped by J McWilliams of Shettleston. Built by BR to an LMS
design, HG Ivatt's No 41211, allocated to Nuneaton at the time of the
photograph, was built by Crewe works in August 1948 and remained in service
September 1966 when it was withdrawn from 8K Bank Hall shed to be scrapped by J
Cashmores of Great Bridge.
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