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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 LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to
Harborne
Monument Lane Shed: lnwrmlsh2261
LNWR 2-4-0 Newton class No 1525 'Abercrombie' pauses on one
of the roads leading to Monument Lane's shed. In the background, on the other
side of the main line between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street, are the
Malthouses which gave their name to the sidings located on the other side of
the main line long after the brewery had been demolished. Harry Jack writes 'I
believe the Malthouse visible behind 'Abercrombie' was demolished in 1959.' The
Newton class locomotive was built in 1866 at Crewe by Ramsbottom, initially CME
of the LNWR's Northern Division which covered lines north of Birmingham and
then later CME for the entire railway, and was finally scrapped in 1891.
Richard H Bleasdale is believed to have been the photographer and the
photograph is available courtesy of Manchester Model Railway Club at
Kidderminster Railway Museum.
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