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Item No. 03480
Edmondson ticket 479 Ordinary 3rd class single Birmingham (Bridge) to Humberstone Road via Shustoke
Item No. 93416
S&DJR. Bath S&D shed. A broadside view of 0-4-4T No. 12 with its enginemen posed in the cab.
Item No. 32925-32
Signal Sighting Form: Serial 7608. Derby South Junction. Site meeting held in May 1946 for replacement of down home gantry, but the work wasn’t actually carried out for 13 years with an In Use date of 26JUL1959.
Item No. 22534
Station (Location) of Origin: Rowsley
Station Department:
Document Type: Newspaper Parcels Waybill
Item No. 82867
Appleby station, 3.8.1906. A rear view of 4-4-0 compound (original state) No. 2633 taking water at the UP platform whilst on an express.
Item No. 88-D1916
Diagonal Body Braces for 8 Ton Covered Goods Wagon (Van) Drg. No.1896
Item No. 33271
Ring binder of notes, source material and photographs: “The Midland Railway in Liverpool and Bootle”. Includes original documents, sections; 'MR Traffic', 'Brunswick Engines', 'Liverpool Goods Engines', 'Bootle Branch', 'CLC Material', 1913 Bootle Accident report,
1 Goods Invoice, From Sandon and Canada Dock Liverpool. Date 17-1-1898.
2 Invoice, From Alexandra and Langton Dock Station Liverpool, Date 4-3-1902.
3 Memo From Alexandra and Langton Dock Station Date 23-9-1899.
4 M.R. Chief Goods Manager's Office Derby Letter Re - Traffic for Shipment Birkenhead. Date 16-4-1913
5 Photograph, M.R. 4-4-0, N° 1316 at Liverpool Exch. 15-8-1902
6 Photo, M.R. 4-2-2 N°632 in Brunswick Shed. 27-9-1924.
7 Photo, M.R. 4-4-0 Nº330 Near Padgate
8 Photo, M.R. 4-4-0 N°1312 Passing, Whalley 1892-5
9 Photo, M.R Johnson 4-4-0 N° 306. Date and Location Unknown.
10 Photo, GC.R Class 5, 0-6-OST Nº881 Shunting at Liverpool Central Station.
11 2 Photos of M.R. Locomotives, N° 303 and N° 619 Outside Brunswick Shed. Date C-1913
12 Photo, M.R. Class 4f Nº4020 with Huskisson - Carlisle Express Freight. Date 8-8-1924.
13 Photo, M.R Loco 4-4-0 Nº359 Approaching Hunts Cross West Junction.
14 the Above Photographs Are With Two Letters From David Tee to Ian Howard.
15 Photo, M.R. Johnson 4-4-0 N° 1816 at Brunswick
16 3 Photos of M.R. Johnson 4-4-0 N° 1318 at Brunswick c.1895.
17 2 Photos of M.R. Johnson 4-2-2 Nº 1865 at Brunswick
18 Photo of M.R. Johnson 4-2-2 Nº1863 at Brunswick.
19 Photo of M.R. Johnson 2-4-0 N°1297 Outside Brunswick Shed
20 Photo of M.R. Johnson Class 2 Goods Engine and Tender 0-6-0, No 3513-
21 Photo of M.R. Johnson 0-6-O, Class 2 Goods Engine, N° 3504.
22 Photo of Unidentified Locomotive at Walton Shed Liverpool, 13-8-1950.
23 Photo of M.R. Johnson 0-6-O, Class 2 Goods Engine N° 1781, Possibly at Walton.
24 Photo of M.R. Johnson 0-6-O, Class 2 Goods Engine, N° 1767. Liverpool Location Unknown.
25 Photo of M.R. Johnson 0-6-Ot 1377 Class Goods Engine, N°1425. Liverpool Location Unknown.
26 Photo of L.M.S 0-6-0, Class 4f, Nº4020 Passing Fazakerley North Junction Signal Box, Lancashire.
27 Photo of Bootle Twin Tunnels. Shows Tunnel Name- Board.
28 Photo of Bootle Branch, Showing Twin Tunnels
29 Photo of M.R. Bootle Branch, Bridge Under L&Y Line close to Marsh Lane and Strand Road Station.
30 Photo of ex M.R Bootle Branch 1930's West Portal of Tunnel.
31 Photo of M.R. Bootle Branch, West Portals of Tunnels Under Marsh Lane.
32 Photo of M.R. Bootle Branch, West Portals of Tunnels Under Stanley Road.
33 Photo of Mersey Road Station.
34 Photo of Gateacre Station.
35 Accident Report - Bootle Branch 1913.
36 M.R. Bootle Branch, O.S Maps 188-93 Revised 1904-12.
37 M.R Bootle Branch O.S. Maps 1906 - 1939.
38 M.R Bootle Branch Modern Maps of Site.
39 M.R Bootle Branch Plans Scale:- 1 Chain to 1 Inch
Item No. 69105
Johnson 0-4-4TNo. 1277 with Deeley Chimney and round topped firebox.
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