No. 7001 Sir James Milne

The sheer excitement of a steam express train running at speed is encapsulated in this magical evening photo of ex-GWR Castle class No. 7001 Sir James Milne racing at dusk through the London suburbs on the 7.10pm London Paddington to Birmingham Snow Hill and Birkenhead Woodside, in March 1950. As is GWR practice, the driver, Reg Deacon, is on the right-hand side (other railways locos were left-hand drive) and fireman Fred Phillips shovels the coal into the firebox
Western Region train driver Reg Deacon and fireman Fred Phillips on the foot plate of their loco 7001 'Sir James Milne' gathering speed through the suburbs of London with the 7.10pm Paddington to Birmingham express. March 1950

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