Locomotives
The locomotives hauling the Liverpool train were No. 45637 Jubilee Class 4-6-0 "Windward Islands" and No. 46202 Princess Royal Class 4-6-2 "Princess Anne", both scrapped after the collision. The latter was a rebuild in conventional form from the experimental steam turbine "Turbomotive" and had been in service as "Princess Anne" for only a few months. The Perth train had been hauled by No. 46242 Coronation Class 4-6-2 "City of Glasgow", and was repaired. The Tring train had been hauled by No. 42389 2-6-4 tank engine running bunker first.
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