BR Period Locomotives: lnwrbns_br1828

Ex-LMS 5XP 4-6-0 No 45647 'Sturdee' is seen about to enter Worcester Street tunnel at the head of the up 'Midlander' to Euston in September 1956. The locomotive and coaching stock are relatively clean and in colour shows the corporate colours of British Railways. The Maroon livery on the coaching stock was the second livery adopted as the first, Carmine and Cream and often described as 'Blood and Custard', was found to weather too quickly and to show the dirt too readily. Stanier 4-6-0 No 45647 is resplendent in Brunswick Green express, British Railways' livery adopted in 1948 for express passenger locomotives. Built at Crewe works in January 1935 No 45647 remained in service until April 1967 when it was withdrawn from Holbeck shed in Leeds to be scrapped in September 1967 by J Cashmore of Great Bridge.

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