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| A 4F on a goods train prepares for the bank as it passes through Bromsgrove station. |
| The 4F has passed under the bridge ( upon which the photograper was standing) and has moved on to the bank. |
| Two of Bromsgrove's Jinty tanks assist at the rear of the train. |
| Two Jinty tanks assist at the rear of a train of ex- Great Western Railway stock. The last coach, clearly of Hawksworth design. |
| A very interesting shot of three ex-Midland engines being assisted up the bank by one of the Jintys. It is likely that all three are on the way to Derby works for repairs. |
| The Lickey Banker, Big Bertha has topped the summit at Blackwell after assisting a Jubilee hauled express. |
| The banker prepares to move to the down line and descend the bank. The unique 0-10-0 Lickey Banker was built by the Midland Railway in 1919 and passed through LMS ownership to British Railways ownership in 1948. Big Bertha's last banking duties were on the 6th of May 1956 about a year after these pictures. The engine was moved to Derby and cut up in April 1957. Blackwell station at the summit can be seen in the background. |
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