4F 43924 - Her first season back!

http://chriskempster.zenfolio.com/p575385863

Following the end of the main running season, we take a look back at the busy return of the only surviving Midland Railway 4F!

 

Don't you mean only surviving Midland Railway 4F?

Cross check the KWVR site.

http://www.kwvr.co.uk/publish/article-trash/478-midland-magnificence-the-4f-returns.html

 

I wonder what the M stands for in LMS

 

I wonder who built 44123 and 44422...

 

Seems to be a generation gap on this one !

43924 came from the series 43835 - 44026 built by the Midland Railway to a Fowler Design between 1911-22. After the grouping the design was modified and perpetuated by the London Midland Scottish Railway (formed as part of the 1923 Grouping) with 44123 built as part of batch [4]4037 - [4]4216 between 1924-26 whilst 44423 was built as part of batch [4]4400 - [4]4446 in 1927.
If enthusiasts can't get the builders' nomenclature right I do hope they are better qualified should they become involved in the operation and maintenance of any of the trio - especially given the "minor" changes made to the post-Grouping series.

 

Correct. Apologies for the error. For whatever reason I got them muddled up this morning. Its now been corrected.

 

the engine has also been mentioned on threads at The Bristol Railway Archive site.

http://www.bristol-rail.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2208

 

I wouldn't worry too much about what Fred says. On another forum he mentioned photographing Class 40s and the rare Class 82/1 electrics at Warrington in the early 1990s. His historical information is questioned quite frequently.

 

I also solved the mystery of the "Worcester Ghost" in the 1980s but that was also a little before your time - methinks.