LMS Route: Grand Junction Railway
LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Lichfield
LMS Route: Birmingham-Soho-Perry Barr-Birmingham

Aston Shed: lnwra1492

An elevated view of Aston shed seen on the right and on the left, the line to Stechford as seen on 23rd March 1962. The Stechford line can be seen to be on a falling gradient as it approaches the road overbridge which is carrying Long Acre over the railway. The line on the far left, with an open wagon standing on the track, provides access to Hardings private siding. Obscured by the ex-LMS 4F 0-6-0 locomotive, which is emitting a lot of steam, is the shed's 60 foot turntable which was installed in the 1930s. The large number of coal wagons standing on the sidings to the left of the 4F is evidence of the large amount of coal required by the shed's locomotive allocation each day.

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