LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Lichfield

Sutton Coldfield: lnwrsc90a

This close up of image 'lnwrsc90' shows the 'McConnell' 0-4-2T No 734, complete with full bunker, posed for the camera. The weather board offers little protection to the crew when running normally but even this would be better than running tender first because of the dust that would blow off the coal.

It appears that there is a tool box above the buffer for storing the fire irons etc. The uniformed person on the right is probably the guard, the cross belt indicating authority. The figure on the left is holding a shovel and it would be fair to speculate that he was a member of the permanent way gang.

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