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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 Pre-grouping Locomotives: lnwrrm832

LNWR 4-4-0 George V class No 2498 'Cyprus' pilots LNWR 4-6-0 Claughton class No 668 'Rupert Guinness'

LNWR 3P 4-4-0 George V class No 2498 'Cyprus' pilots LNWR 4-6-0 Claughton class No 668 'Rupert Guinness' is seen leaving Rugby on an up Liverpool express circa 1919-23. Built in July 1911 at Crewe works No 2498 was later renumbered by the LMS in September 1927 as No 5359 and ran until December 1936 when it was finally withdrawn. The Claughton locomotive, No 668 was built at Crewe works in September 1914, and it too was allocated another number by the LMS, No 5915 in June 1927, which it carried until it was withdrawn in 1934 to be scrapped at Crewe works.

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