LMS Route: Birmingham West Suburban Railway
Bournville: mrb3
Ex-MR 0-6-2T 3P 'Flatiron' No 2014 stands at the back of the
shed by coal wagons on Saturday 15th June 1935. The locomotive might be in
store if the absence of coal in the bunker on a working day is anything to go
by as the locomotive was withdrawn within nine months. Officially withdrawn
from Bournville's area shed, Saltley, in March 1936 No 2014 was built at Derby
works in April 1907 and was a member of class of locomotives never judged to be
a success. The criticism was primarily due to its poor riding characteristics
frequently attributed to the long side tanks where water could shunt backwards
and forwards.
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