LMS Route: Birmingham West Suburban Railway
Bournville: mrb483
Hawkins and Reeves captioned this photograph "Ancient and
Modern" as ex-MR Kirtley 2F 0-6-0 No 22630 stands alongside LMS Stanier 4MT
2cyl 2-6-4T No 2556 in August 1936.
Number 22630 one of the many MR's 700 class locomotives
resident at Bournville was built by Dubbs & Co in February 1870 and lasted
in service for more than eighty years before being withdrawn from Derby shed in
November 1951 and scrapped at the works in December 1951. Number 2556 was built
by the North British Locomotive works in July 1936 before it was withdrawn a
mere twenty-seven years later from Cricklewood shed in July 1963 and scrapped
at Crewe works in October 1963.
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