Rail touring at Sutton Coldfield (pjs,1205)

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Rail touring at Sutton Coldfield (pjs,1205)
Rail touring at Sutton Coldfield (pjs,1205)

48930 is at the head of the SLS "Sutton Coldfield Centenary Steam Train Tour"
The route was;
Birmingham New Street depart 14.00
Gravelly Hill 14.13 ~ 14.18
Sutton Coldfield 14.30 ~ 15.02
Aston
Stechford 15.24 ~ 15.36
Birmingham New Street 15.45
Harborne Junction
Newton Junction (Bescot)
Wednesbury Town 16.30 ~ 16.35
Princes End
Dudley Port
Soho Soap Works Junction
Perry Bar Station Junction
Birmingham New Street arrive 17.37
This picture was taken in the bay platform at Sutton Coldfield, it must have been just after arrival because the loco worked the train back tender first, the group at the tender are watching the fireman uncouple the loco. Although Peter did not leave any clue as to location one of the pictures on the excellent Six Bells Junction website shows us exactly where the train was.
Peter never printed this picture, although he liked people in his pictures I guess there were just too many. For us, 59 years on, the people and their style of dress are probably more interesting than the train.
48930 was built at Crewe Works, it was a Webb class B 4 cylinder compound it entered service with the LNWR in April 1903 as number 1248. Under the LMS it was renumbered 8930 and in March 1932 it was rebuilt as a G1, it became a G2A in March 1943. 48930 was withdrawn 08/12/1962.
Peter Shoesmith 02/06/1962
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Taken on: June 2, 1962
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Sets appears in:   • Peter Shoesmith's Railways   
Groups appears in:   • Railways in Monochrome    • Railways in the Sixties    more » • UK Railway Photographic Locations.    • On old Tracks / Auf alten Schienen / Op oude Rails    • Transport Scenes That Are Now Lost To History. [No 30/60 limit.    « less
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