World War 2 Formation Guide - 1939-1945

FORMATIONS DIAGRAM
World War 2 - Era 3

LMS 'Black Five' 5112 waits at Chester Station Platform 5 in 1944 whilst a lone soldier crosses the footbridge at the same station.

During World War Two, railways in Britain saw a huge change in requirement as the war effort demanded that the network be used as efficiently as possible to ensure that materials, personnel and hardware were exactly where they needed to be at the right time.

This saw a general reduction in non-essential passenger traffic to prioritise freight movements which directly contributed to the war effort. In this guide there are a number of formations shown which provides an insight in to the type of traffic that would have been running during this period.

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Passenger Services

ECML - Potters Bar LNER Class A4 4-6-2 in LNER Garter blue livery hauling the LNER Coronation stock
	LNER A4 4-6-2 #	Cor stock
	LNER A4 4-6-2 #	Cor stock
	LNER A4 4-6-2 #	Cor stock

Upminster local train - c.1945 LMS Class 1P 4-4-0 in LMS black hauling three 54/57ft coaches
	Class 1P	57' full third	54' lav comp	57' brake third *
	Class 1P	57' full third	54' lav comp	57' brake third
	Class 1P	57' full third	54' lav comp	57' brake third

Freight Services

North East Fuel Train Double-headed LNER J24 and J27 locomotives haul a single Conflat A and a rake of 14t tank wagons.
	LNER J24 0-6-0	LNER J27 0-6-0	Conflat #	14t tank x20 *	LNER Toad B
	LNER J24 0-6-0	LNER J27 0-6-0	Conflat * #	14t tank x20 *	LNER Toad B
	LNER J24 0-6-0	LNER J27 0-6-0	Conflat	14t tank x20 *	LNER Toad B

Worcester Loco Shed Shunting A GWR 2021 0-6-0PT shunts a collection of wagons around Worcester shed.
	GWR 2021 0-6-0PT * ^	7-plank x7	Vent van x2	7-plank
	GWR 2021 0-6-0PT	7-plank x7	Vent van x2	7-plank
	GWR 2021 0-6-0PT	7-plank x7	Vent van x2 ^	7-plank

GW & GC Joint Line nr. Beaconsfield A WD 2-8-0 hauls a mixed-freight train containing; vent vans, 5 & 7-plank wagons, salt vans and an LNER Toad B brake van.
	WD 2-8-0 *	Vent van x2	5-plank x2	7-plank	5-plank	Salt van x2	7-plank x3	5-plank x4	LNER Toad B
	WD 2-8-0 * #	Vent van x2	5-plank x2	7-plank	5-plank	Salt van x2 *	7-plank x3	5-plank x4	LNER Toad B
	WD 2-8-0	Vent van x2 ^	5-plank x2	7-plank	5-plank	Salt van x2	7-plank x3	5-plank x4	LNER Toad B

Quorn & Woodhouse up mixed goods - 13th May 1943 A USATC S160 2-8-0 hauls a mixed freight working consisting of; conflats; 1, 5 & 7-plank wagons; 20T vent vans and an LNER Toad B brake van.
	USATC S160 2-8-0	Conflat ^	1-plank x2	Vent van	Conflat ^	5-plank x2	1-plank	Vent van x2	7-plank x4	LNER Toad B brake
	USATC S160 2-8-0	Conflat * #	1-plank x2	Vent van	Conflat * #	5-plank x2	1-plank	Vent van x2	7-plank x4	LNER Toad B brake
	USATC S160 2-8-0	Conflat	1-plank x2	Vent van ^	Conflat	5-plank x2	1-plank	Vent van x2 ^	7-plank x4	LNER Toad B brake

Churchill Tank Train - Retford An LNER V2 2-6-2 hauls a rake of Warflats, carrying Churchill tanks, flanked by Teak brake coaches to transport the tank crews.
	LNER V2 2-6-0	Teak brake	Warflat x12	Teak brake
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