LMS 47406 Steam Locomotive at Nene Valley Railway Baby Onesie

47406, original LMS number 16489, was built by the Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows in 1926 at a cost of £3,330. It spent a few weeks nearby at Warrington, before moving to Crewe South shed, from where it mainly worked Basford Hall sidings and the carriage sheds. In October 1928 the engine moved to Carnforth where it spent almost 32 years. It was allocated number7406 in the general LMS renumbering and under BR ownership became 47406

It was withdrawn in December, 1966, and ended up in Woodham Brothers scrapyard at Barry the following June. Ironically this was almost certainly the furthest it had ever travelled from its North West origin and haunts.
It remained at Barry until June 1983 when it was the last of seven Jinty class engines sent to Barry to leave. By this time it had been stripped for spares for the earlier departures. When it eventually moved away all that was left was the frames, cylinder block, wheels, boiler and some platework.
It had been bought by the Rows...

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