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. 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 guards 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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