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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Birmingham West Suburban Railway
Bournville Shed: mrb1549
An ex-MR double framed 0-6-0, LMS No 22630, is seen in the
roundhouse at Bournville in May 1936. It was vacuum brake fitted, as were some
of the other Kirtley 0-6-0s at Bournville in the 1930s. When renumbered onto
the duplicate list four months earlier, the size of the numerals had been
reduced to fit in the small space available on the side of the Johnson cab. A
similar side-on view of No 22853 shows that this was not necessary when a
Deeley cab was fitted - see image 'mrb1568'. Although
no one would have known it at the time, No 22630 was destined to be the last of
the ex-MR double-framed engines to remain in service, not being withdrawn until
December 1951. Dates & details of the engine's history can be found with
image 'mrb1567'.
John Dews
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