Baddesley Colliery was about two miles north-west of Atherstone and connected to both the LNWR and Midland Railways, the latter with a mineral branch from Kingsbury. In 1916 Manning Wardle delivered a new large 0−6−0 saddle tank, No.1891, with 16in by 24in outside cylinders. It was and named Merevale. However, naming after members of the owning family became favoured and so it was renamed John Robert. It work at Baddesley until sent to Birch Coppice in September 1962 after overhaul at Ansley Workshops.