To the top of the Lickey Bank at Blackwell, with banker at rear of an ascending freight
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To the top of the Lickey Bank at Blackwell, with banker at rear of an ascending freight
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 26 Apr 1957
View northward, towards Blackwell and Birmingham; ex-Midland Birmingham - Bristol main line. The Lickey Banker in 1957 was BR Standard 9F 2-10-0 No. 92079, successor to 'Big Bertha'. Here it is near the top of the two-mile 1-in-37 bank from Bromsgrove, with Blackwell in sight.
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Image Location
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52.344904
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-2.014341