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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Birmingham West Suburban Railway
Central Goods Yard: mrcgy916b
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Close up of image 'mrcgy916' showing the three track rail
entrance to Birmingham Central Good Station's warehouse. Each of the three sets
of rails is protected by a loading gauge whilst above the entrance is a sign
stating 'Engines must not enter shed'. To the right of the warehouse can be
seen the canopy covering the loading dray and lorry platform. Most of the
wagons on display are open wagons and belonging to the Midland Railway. During
the First World War wagons were pooled together to maximise usage and to
minimise the number of wagons being returned empty to their home depot. This
initiative was known as 'common users' and was maintained after the war on a
voluntary basis. This had quite an impact on the typical local scene with many
more 'foreign' wagons being evident as can be seen in images 'mrcgy915' and 'mrcgy692'. In
the foreground Midland Railway 0-6-0T 1F No 1100 can be seen shunting the yard.
A member of the MR's 1377 class, this class of locomotive was to be seen at the
yard for many decades.
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