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Ex-LMS 0-6-0 4F No 44279 passes over ex-LMS 4-6-0 No 44848 at Brickyard Crossing on 19th June 1954

Ex-LMS 0-6-0 4F No 44279 passes over ex-LMS 4-6-0 No 44848 at Brickyard Crossing on 19th June 1954. The 4F is on the 9:30 am all stations local passenger service from Coventry to Wolverhampton via New Street station whilst the 'Black 5' is on the Pines Express 'relief', departing from Sheffield at 8:08 am for Paignton. This is an example of trains from the North and East Midlands, particularly on a summer Saturdays, escaping the congestion of New Street by using the former Camp Hill line.

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