LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Lichfield

LMS Route: Birmingham-Soho-Perry Barr-Birmingham

Aston Shed: lnwra19

LMS 'Stanier' 2-6-2T No 143 has the fireman standing on its side tanks to top up the water. Number 143 was less than three years old when the photograph was taken having been built at Derby in November 1935. Despite the poor performance of this class it lasted in service until October 1961 when it was withdrawn from Widnes shed. The scale of scrapping being carried out by BR meant that it lay in store for 18 months before it was scrapped by the Central Wagon Co of Wigan in January 1963. 2nd July 1938 .

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