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Birmingham Snow Hill
Birmingham Snow Hill | This, believe it or not, was Snow Hil… | Flickr
Birmingham Snow Hill(in decline) 4 1972
Birmingham Snow Hill(in decline) 4 1972 | Hard to believe bu… | Flickr
Lost in time: The long-gone trains and stations of Birmingham's Age of Steam
Interior view of Snow Hill railway station in Birmingham showing the booking hall concourse in April 1912, the year the rebuilt station was completed
The War Department (WD) "Austerity" 2-8-0 is a type of heavy freight steam locomotive that was introduced in 1943 for war service. A total of 935 were built, making this one of the most-produced classes of British steam locomotive.The Austerity 2-8-0 was based on the LMS Class 8F, which until that point had been the government's standard design. Various modifications were made to the 8F design by R.A. Riddles in order to prioritise low cost over design life.
Revealed: 25-year Masterplan for Curzon Street and Birmingham city centre
Curzon Street Station to be transformed in massive HS2 regeneration project - Birmingham Post
London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fowler 4F is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive designed for medium freight work. They represent the ultimate development of Midland Railway's six coupled tender engines. Many trainspotters knew them as "Duck Sixes", a nickname derived from their wheel arrangement.
The famous "Brighton Belle" Electric PULLMAN trains. These were withdrawn in the 1970s but one is now under restoration.
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