Railways in Worcestershire

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Bourneville Locomotive Sheds

BOURNVILLE LOCOMOTIVE SHEDS

Grid Reference: SP 051807

58261 at Bournville

This is ex-Midland Railway 2F 0-6-0 tender engine No.58261 of Saltley Shed stored alongside the shed at Bournville on 3rd November 1959. Photograph taken by John Rumsey

Nothing now remains on site to indicate the presence of the former Midland Railway locomotive shed at Bournville. This were situated a little to the south of Bournville Station on the west side of the Birmingham West Suburban Railway.

As these photographs show a giant housing estate now covers the whole of the site.

On a visit to Bournville Locomotive Sheds on 11th August 1957, Gerald Wadley recorded just three locomotives. These were class 4F 0-6-0 No.44575, standard class 9F No.92104 (both from Toton) and class 2F 0-6-0 No.58167 (formerly Midland Railway No.2994) of Saltley.

Both of the site photographs were taken by Andrew Smith on 11th September 2001.

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