LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton

Soho: lnwrsoho2280

Ex-LMS 5MT 4-6-0 No 45288 is seen waiting to depart Soho station on the last day of passenger service on 14th May 1949. The train is the 6:24pm New Street to Wolverhampton and Stoke local stopping passenger service. Harry Jack of the LNWR Society and author of Locomotives of the LNWR Southern Division writes, 'The Stanier 'Black Five' was shedded at Mold Junction (6B) at that time the photograph was taken. This photograph credited to John Edgington was obviously taken at the same time as WA Camwell's photograph which appeared in Clinker's Chronology. The date given for both photographs is 14th May 1949 "the last day of operation", but Clinker says the passenger station closed on 23rd May. So clearly something is wrong here.'

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