LMS Route: Nuneaton to Birmingham New Street

LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth

Saltley Shed: mrsalt436

Inside Saltley's roofless roundhouse with an array of LMS locomotives and one MR locomotive standing around the turntable. They are from left to right, No 8635, No 4920, No 493 and No 4808 the first being a Nottingham locomotive, the second and third were home engines whilst the fourth locomotive was ex Bristol engine. Note the three locating holes under each track to secure vertical and horizontal alignment. 6 June 1948

LMS 8F 2-8-0 No 8635 was built at Brighton works in August 1943 and was withdrawn 23 years later from Colwick shed in October 1966 to be scrapped by Drapers Ltd of Hull in February 1967. LMS 4-6-0 'Black 5' No 4920 was built at Crewe works in December 1945, withdrawn from Springs Branch shed in November 1967 and by scrapped Drapers Ltd of Hull in March 1968.

MR 2P 4-4-0, a member of MR's 483 class was built at Derby works in September 1897 and survived until withdrawn from Nottingham shed in July 1959 to be scrapped by TW Ward Ltd of Killamarsh in July 1960 . Finally, LMS 4-6-0 'Black 5' No 4808 was built at Derby works in September 1944 and was withdrawn from Oxley in December 1966 and scrapped by Drapers Ltd of Hull in December 1967.

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