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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton
LMS Route: Birmingham-Soho-Perry Barr-Birmingham
Winson Green Station: lnwrwg2276
Ex-LMS 5XP Jubilee class No 45647 'Sturdee' has just passed
under Dudley Road bridge on a down express service as it enters Winson Green
station on 9th July 1956. The station had been opened on 1st July 1852 and,
when this photograph was taken, had a little over a year left in service before
it was closed on 16th September 1957. Built by Crewe works in January 1935, No
45647 was to remain in service until April 1967 when it was withdrawn from 55A
Holbesck shed to be scrapped by J Cashmores of Great Bridge.
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