LMS Route: Nuneaton to Birmingham New Street

LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth

Saltley Shed: mrsalt89

Ex-MR 3F 0-6-0 No 3520, another member of the MR's 1873 class, is seen leaving Saltley shed ready for a class J trip on 2nd July 1938. Built by Neilson & Company in January 1897 No 3520 remained in service until December 1959 when it was withdrawn from Bedford shed to be stored at Derby works before being scrapped by Doncaster plant in September 1960. This locomotive was built at the turn of the century at a time when motive power was critically short on the Midland Railway. This resulted in the MR employing outside contractors for a number of contracts including the USA locomotive builder, Baldwins, who provided a number of short lived 2-6-0 locomotives (see image 'lnwrbns_pg471').

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