Birmingham New Street Station
BR Period Locomotives: lnwrbns_br335
Ex-LNER B1 Class 4-6-0 No 61318 and British Railways
Standard Class 9 2-10-0 No 92164 stand together under the lee of Queens Drive
bridge at the East end of New Street station. Built by the North British
Locomotive Company in May 1948 No 61318 was to remain in service until
September 1963 when it was officially withdrawn from Immingham shed to be
scrapped in March 1964 by RA King & Company of Norwich. However records
show that it was in store at Immingham's shed from November 1961. Built at
Crewe works in March 1958 No 92164 was to have a very short working life when
it was withdrawn in July 1966 from Saltley shed to be scrapped during October
1966 by Draper Ltd of Hull.
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