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48305

48305 - Stanier 8F class freight locomotive normally resident on the Great Central briefly visited Toddington in September 2006.

2-8-0
London Midland Scottish Railway
1935
126 tons
4000 gallons
A powerful freight locomotive designed as part of Stanier's restocking of the LMSR in the 1930s. Built in 1943, No 48305 survived until 1968 when it was withdrawn and moved to Barry from where it was rescued in 1985.