LMS Route: The Birmingham West Suburban Railway

Somerset Road Station: mrsr27

An unidentified MR Single 4-2-2 at the head of a train comprised of a very mixed bag of rolling stock. In between the bogie clerestory coaches are a few four and six wheel coaches with some more trailing at the end. Peter Witts, the Information Officer for the Midland Railway Society writes, 'the unidentified 4-2-2 at Somerset Road is one of the piston valve 115 series with the distinctive front end framing (similar to the 60 class 4-4-0s) Nos 126-8/30-1 built in 1899 were based at sheds on the west road so this engine would be from this batch. The headlamp code is that used by the Midland for express trains before the introduction of the RCH codes on 1/2/1903. From the composition of the rolling stock I would put the date around 1899-1900'.

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