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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Stratford Midland Junction - The Shakespeare
Route
Stratford on Avon Station: smjsa148
Ex-GWR 2-6-0 43xx class No 6368 and ex-GWR 0-6-0 2251 class
No 2246 at Stratford on Avon station on a down special having just traversed
part of the Stratford upon Avon and Midland Junction Railway from Woodford
Halse on 12th October 1963. The Locomotive Club of Great Britain had arranged
the 'Thames, Avon and Severn Rail Tour' starting from London and would be
heading off for the next stop at Worcester Shrub Hill. Built at Swindon works
to Lot 230 in October 1925, No 6368 was not to remain in service for much
longer being withdrawn in December 1963 from Horton Road shed in Gloucester to
be scrapped in April 1965 by the Steel Supply Company of Jersey Marine in
Swansea. The former GWR 0-6-0 No 2246 was built at Swindon to Lot 347 in August
1945 and it too was withdrawn in December 1963 but this time from Worcester
shed to be scrapped in April 1964 by RA King of Norwich.
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