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LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham

Kings Norton Locomotives: mrkn787

A pair of ex-GWR 'Toad' brakevans are being hauled by an unidentified ex-MR 0-6-0 3F locomotive on the down West Suburban line

A pair of ex-GWR 'Toad' brakevans are being hauled by an unidentified ex-MR 0-6-0 3F locomotive on the down West Suburban line. The Great Western used telegraphic Code Names to describe different wagons when transmitting telegraph messages and these distinctive code names soon entered everyday usage. The code name ‘TOAD’ was used to describe a goods brake van. The guard’s hand brake was located in the centre of the veranda, while adjacent sand boxes allowed sand to be discharged via pipes on to the rail ahead of the wheels to improve adhesion.

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