This photograph show a Class 35 'Hymek' type locomotive just south of Bromsgrove.
The use of 'Hymek' class 35 diesel hydraulic locomotives as banking engines on the Lickey Incline was coming to an end as Nos.D7004 and D7075 are seen at Vigo with a loaded fule oil trian hauled by class 47 locomotive No.D1902. The train was photographed on 21st April 1972. Both photographs were taken by Andrew Smith in the spring of 1972.
This is BR Class 31 diesel electric locomotive No.31180 passing the stabling point at Bromsgrove with a 'down' freight on 21st September 1976. Photograph by Andrew Smith.
Displaying the much loved yellow and blue livery is HST set lead by No.43164 and about to pass the Lickey Bankers (Nos.37219 & 37241) at the stabling point in May 1984. Photograph by Andrew Smith
This and the following two photographs all show trains ascending the Lickey Incline at Vigo on 9th May 1964. Steam is leaking ominously out of ex GWR 'Hall' class 4-6-0 No.6936 'Breccles Hall' as it climbs the bank with a lengthy goods train. Breccles Hall is in Norfolk, far removed from any locations visited by the GWR and shows that by this time there was a shortage of suitable 'Hall' names. Photograph by Derek Parsons.
No.8402 & No.8403, a pair of Churchward designed BR built 9400 class pannier tanks bank a northbound freight train. Photograph by Derek Parsons.
This is an ex LMSR Fowler 0-6-0 tender engine No.43887 of Gloucester Barnwood shed heading up the bank light engine possibly bound for Washwood Heath to pick up a freight back to its home City. Photograph by Derek Parsons.
This photograph by Malcolm Metcalfe dates from the early 1950s and shows ex LMSR 'Jinty' class 0-6-0 No.47502 at Bromsgrove.
This is BR 'Standard' class 2-10-0 No.92079 which was the resident banker at Bromsgrove from 1956 following the withdrawn of No.58100. Photograph by Malcolm Metcalfe.
As well as being a leading member of the Industrial Railway Society the late Douglas Clayton was also well versed in all things connected to public railways in the West Midlands. This photograph shows the ex-LNER (No.2395) "Garratt" No.69999 hard at work banking a passenger train towards Birmingham. The loco arrived at Bromsgrove in 1949 but departed in 1950 after being rejected by the train crew who preferred to use No.58100. The photo was taken on 30th April 1949 and is used by permission of the Industrial Railway Society.
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