The Pre-fab Brush 4 - a photo on Flickriver

            Class 47, 1950 is running light engine from Birmingham New Street, it will probably use Lifford Curve and the Camp Hill line to reach Saltley depot. The picture was taken in April 1974 on a test film in an Olympus Trip 35.
In the background is one of Birmingham's pre-fab 'villages' This little community fronted onto Vincent Drive, it was a neat cul-de-sac called Credon Grove. As can be seen the back gardens had a commanding view of the railway, Worcester canal and the University of Birmingham. The pre-fabs have long gone, replaced by a Science Park with a graffiti covered wall facing the railway. The line is electrified now and the towpath of the canal is seperated from the line by 2 metre high fencing, trees and shrubs fill the remaining view completely. 
1950 was a Brush Built locomotive built as D1950 it entered service 09/09/1966. under TOPS it became 47259. When it was ETH in February 1975 it became 47552, it was further renumbered 47802 in 1989, it carried the name 'Pride of Cumbria' from 28/01/1999 until 29/07/2014 and is still operational. Copyright Geoff Dowling 08/04/1974: All rights reserved
   

Taken in: UK / England / Selly Park (show map)

Taken on: April 8, 1974

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1950

University canal side

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Vincent Drive

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Sets appears in: • 1974 railways

Groups appears in: • Railways in Monochrome • Quality and Exceptional Railway Photographs more » • Transport Scenes That Are Now Lost To History. [No 30/60 limit. « less

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