BIRDS COMMERCIAL MOTORS LTD, LONG MARSTON

(grid reference SO 154458)

This site is a large scrapyard at Long Marston alongside the line for Redditch to Honeybourne.

Over the years many main line and some industrial locomotives were scrapped. Serviceable locomotives were often used for short periods to shunt stock.

D2857

This is ex BR No.D2857 (Yorkshire) on 26th September 1984.

This is Drewry 2205 in use at Birds, Long Marston.

Both photographs taken by Adrian Booth on 26th September 1984.

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