Date: 26/09/2011

A unique sight at York station on 26 September featured LMS 2-6-4T no 2500 at platform 11 attached to a 1937 3rd Class brake corridor carriage, repainted in 'Coronation Art Deco' livery (to match no 6229 Duchess of Hamilton). No 2500 had been on display in the yard of the National Railway Museum, along with other LMS locos, as part of the museum's 'LMS Weekend' on 24/25 September. It appears to have been moved into the station to allow the release of visiting locomotives, before being shunted back into the museum by no 47798.

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LMS Stanier 3-cylinder 2-6-4T no 2500 stands at platform 11 at York station on 26 September 2011. [See related news item.]
Location: York
Company: North Eastern Railway
26/09/2011 Vic Smith