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The Other Railway

Dear Reader,

Sodor is far from the only island around. Its nearest neighbor, the UK, had lots of engines as well!

The LMS, and later the Midland Region, had lots of these, some of which were placed in close proximity to the North Western Railway. It isn't much of a stretch to imagine they interacted quite a bit with our famous eight.

To tell these stories, of course, one needs engines. Here, we aim to fulfill that need. See below!

LMS 10T Open (D1892)

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A fitted wagon from the LMS. Many survived post-retirement in internal use work. LMS and BR liveries as well as PO liveries based on photos I found.

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L&YR 20T Brakevan (D61)

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Built by the L&Y around the turn of the century, these were unique for having steel sheeting over the wooden body. BR, LMS, and L&YR liveries.

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LMS 20T Double Bolster

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The LMS built a fleet of these in the early days, likely to help phase out the outdated and often life-expired single bolsters from its constituent companies.

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LMS 12T Van (D1812)

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A general use fitted van from the LMS. Along with lasting well into BR years, I've seen photos of these up till the 80s on departmental stock.

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MR 8T Open (D299)

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The Midland Railway built over 15,000 of these starting in the late 19th century. Thousands survived into LMS days, private ownership, even BR!

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