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44871 ATHERSTONE 8262 DE-
LMS Black 5 44871 passes through Atherstone at 60mph, its maximum permitted speed, having had a clear road from its pathing stop at Stafford, with the 5Z63 10:10 Carnforth Steamtown to SOUTHALL WCR loco & POB working on 9th May 2019. The positioning move was necessary as 44871 was booked to haul a Northern Belle circular tour from Maidstone East for the Heart of Kent Hospice on 11th May 2019.
44871 ATHERSTONE 8262 DE-
LMS Black 5 44871 passes through Atherstone at 60mph, its maximum permitted speed, having had a clear road from its pathing stop at Stafford, with the 5Z63 10:10 Carnforth Steamtown to SOUTHALL WCR loco & POB working on 9th May 2019. The positioning move was necessary as 44871 was booked to haul a Northern Belle circular tour from Maidstone East for the Heart of Kent Hospice on 11th May 2019.