LMS Route: Birmingham West Suburban Railway

Bournville Shed: mrb680

British Railways 3F 0-6-0s standing around the turntable at Bournville on Sunday 21st December 1958. There were ten allocated to the depot according to the ABC shed book of the time, which made the 3F the most numerous type of engine there. There were many more at Saltley and they were still a commonplace sight pulling freight trains in the area. The 3Fs were former Midland Railway engines whose saturated Belpaire boiler design dated back to 1916. They were classed as rebuilds, keeping the numbers of older engines dating back to the Johnson era.

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