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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton LMS Route: Birmingham -
Soho - Perry Barr - Birmingham LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to
Harborne
Monument Lane Shed: lnwrmlsh2254
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Ex-LMS 5MT 4-6-0 Black Five No 45390 and ex-LMS 4F 0-6-0 No
44514 are stabled on the Promenade sidings during the early 1950s. To the right
is an old LNWR tender being used to store and carry the sludge removed from
locomotive boilers during their weekly wash outs. Tony Higgs states in his book
on the shed that the Black Five had been transferred to Monument Lane shed in
1950 and was to remain at the shed until it was transferred away during week
ending 10th March 1956 meaning it was Monument Lane shed's longest serving
Black Five. The 4F was to be a long serving locomotive of the shed having
arrived at the shed in 1942 and remaining until the shed was closed in February
1962. The Black Five, No 45390, was built by Armstrong Whitworth Limited in
August 1937 and was to remain in service until August 1968 when it was
withdrawn from 10A Carnforth shed after being involved in one of the railtours
during the penultimate weekend of steam on British Railways. The 4F, No 44514,
was built by Crewe works in June 1928 and after being transferred away from
Monument Lane survived in service until September 1964 when it was withdrawn
from 16E Kirkby-in-Ashfield.
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