Birkenhead shed (8H)

I never seemed to have much luck with sunshine in Birkenhead! An impressive collection of freight power simmers away on a sunday afternoon in June 1966

Stanier 8F 48402

A line of withdrawn 2-6-4 tanks, Birkenhead gas works is on the right

42647 was withdrawn after through passenger trains to London finished

A hazy day on shed
Wigan (North Western)

45001 on an up freight

70016 "Ariel" leans to the curve on a southbound freight

70033 "Charles Dickens" on a typical vacuum braked freight of the period


A Class 5 4-6-0 shunting parcels vans on a cold morning

A grubby 8F clanks through the station
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