BR Period Locomotives: lnwrbns_br2922

Ex-LNWR G2A 0-8-0 No 49361 heads a SLS Special past New Street No 1 Signal Cabin on 22nd June 1963. Originally built as LNWR No 1289, a Class B four cylinder compound locomotive in September 1903, No 49361 was rebuilt as a two cylinder simple G1 Class in June 1921. Having been renumbered by the LMS as No 9361 in August 1923, No 49361 was again rebuilt as a G2A Class in September 1938 in which form it remained until December 1964 when it was withdrawn from 2F Bescot shed to be scrapped by J Cashmores of Great Bridge.

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