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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Grand Junction Railway
Hamstead and Great Barr Station: lnwrgb2291
Ex-LMS 2-8-0 8F No 48762 hauls a failed Gloucester DMU set
through the station on its way to Ryecroft Walsall on 22nd February 1960. The
former steam shed at Ryecroft had been closed to steam in June 1958 to create
the West Midlands first DMU depot, its steam allocation having been transferred
to Bescot. The 8F design was built by all of the big four companies, originally
when ordered by the War Department as its standard Railway Operating
Department's locomotive, but also later for the LMS or for their own use. This
locomotive was built as LNER No 3157 by the LNER at Doncaster Plant in January
1946 and classified as an O6 class locomotive. Prior to nationalisation in
January 1948 No 48762 was transferred to the LMS and then to British Railways
and remained in service until February 1966 when it was withdrawn from 2E
Saltley shed.
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