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The '''Rugby Locomotive Testing Station''' was a [[British]] railway testing plant in [[Rugby]], [[Warwickshire]]. Originally envisioned by [[Sir Nigel Gresley]] as a joint [[LMS]]-[[LNER]] operation, construction was started in the late 1930s but then deferred by the war. It was eventually opened in 1948 after both its owners had become constituents of [[British Railways]]. The location was one with access to both LMS and LNER main lines ([[West Coast Main Line]] and [[Great Central Main Line]] respectively. The GWR meanwhile had their own testing plant at [[Swindon Works]].
There was a [[rolling road]] to test engines.
The records of the Rugby LTS are part of the [[National Railway Collection]] held by the [[National Railway Museum]]<ref>https://ift.tt/2UjAN4F>
There is alsoa lot of news reel footage available on [[Youtube]].
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There was a [[rolling road]] to test engines.
The records of the Rugby LTS are part of the [[National Railway Collection]] held by the [[National Railway Museum]]<ref>https://ift.tt/2UjAN4F>
There is alsoa lot of news reel footage available on [[Youtube]].
== references ==
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