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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Lichfield
Four Oaks Station: lnwrfo51
Looking towards Lichfield from the Birmingham end of
platform 2 with two 2-6-4T locomotives in evidence during June 1949. The
locomotive on the left running bunker first at the head of a Birmingham to
Lichfield service is Fairburn 4MT No 42262 whilst on the right, waiting to
depart from Four Oaks to New Street, is Stanier 4MT No 42489. Trains hauled by
2-6-4Ts departing from New Street to Four Oaks predominantly travelled bunker
first so that they were facing towards New Street for the return trip. This was
because of a combination of factors, the lack of time at New Street to travel
forward to use a turntable as well as issues of platform and track congestion
as well as the absence of turning facilities at Four Oaks.
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