GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Birmingham Snow Hill - British Railways Period Locomotives: gwrbsh2602

British Railways built 4-6-0 78xx class No 7824 'Iford Manor' passes through Snow Hill with a Type 7 working on 23rd November 1963. Built by Swindon works to Lot 377 in December 1950, No 7824 was to remain in service until November 1964 when it was withdrawn from Oxley shed to be scrapped by J Cashmore of Great Bridge. A Type 7 designation included 'Express freight train NOT fitted with the automatic brake. Maximum speed 40 mph. Where fitted vehicles are required to be placed next to the engine and coupled up, this will be shewn in the appropriate Regional train loading instructions'.

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