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LMS Class 3F 7298

Preserved London Midland and Scottish (LMS) Class 3F 'Jinty' 0-6-0T 'tank' steam locomotive 7298 during The Great Railway Cavalcade Rocket 150 celebrations at Rainhill Merseyside (UK) on May 25th 1980.

 

7298 was built by Hunslet Leeds for the LMS in 1924 and retired from service by British Railways as 47298 in December 1966.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMS_Fowler_Class_3F

 

The Great Railway Cavalcade: Rocket 150 at Rainhill: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p011vfz4 via @bbciplayer

 

All my Rocket 150's www.flickr.com/photos/stuart166axe/tags/rocket150/

 

Photograph taken by and copyright of my regular photostream contributor David and is posted here with very kind permission.

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Uploaded on October 7, 2025
Taken on May 25, 1980