LMS Route: Birmingham West Suburban Railway

Bournville Shed: mrb1

LMSR 2F 0-6-0 No 22846 photographed behind the coaling stage embankment at Bournville on Sunday 27 July 1947. Standing in a line of engines and with a tender full of coal, it seems to be in steam. On the embankment siding above, six loaded coal wagons are buffered up awaiting their turn to be emptied. The factories seen to the left of them are probably on the Stirchley side of the canal bank. Built in February 1873 by Dubs & Company of Glasgow, this outside framed goods engine was one of many built for the Midland Railway by Kirtley, all of which were subsequently rebuilt with Johnson boilers and cabs and placed in power class 1. In 1907 they were all allocated new numbers in the series 2300 to 2867. This one, previously No 1044, became No 2846. One of the few to be rebuilt to power class 2, it was fitted with a higher pressure round top boiler and Deeley rounded eaves cab. See image 'mrthl127'.

It was subsequently rebuilt again with a Belpaire boiler, as seen above. No 2846 became No 22846 on the duplicate list in the 1934 scheme. It was one of four Kirtley 0-6-0s to survive into British Railways ownership, being allocated No 58111. A Saltley engine in 1945, it was a Bournville one by 1948 and remained so until withdrawal in September 1949. It was cut up at Derby in October, still carrying its LMSR number.

John Dews

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