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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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Birmingham New Street - Southern Approaches: mrbhm_sa1899
Ex-LMS 4-6-0 Jubilee class, No 45682 'Tralfagar' is seen at the
head of a Class 'A' down express service as it comes off the Midland lines from
New Street station on 8th May 1955. Whilst most services for the South West
originating from New Street would use the West Suburban Railway route, and
therefore depart from the other end of New Street, it was not unknown for
traffic to be use the pre-1885 route via Camp Hill due to engineering work or
during holiday periods. As the photograph was taken on a Sunday and with two
express services passing each other in opposite directions it would appear that
both are being diverted due to engineering work. Richard Strange writes 'built
at Crewe works in January 1936 No 45682 remained in service until it left Bath
shed (where it had failed and been condemned) to go to the breaker (Bird's of
Morriston in Swansea) on 15th October 1964!
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