Fisherton Sarum - Southern Railway MPD 1946-49

Z ClassNº957 (Millholme kit) pushes coal wagons up the incline to the coal stage, N1 classNº1822 (converted from a Bachman N class.) waits for the coal road to become free. º36001 Bulleid Leader class is just visible, receiving attention in the shed. Salisbury Cathedral can be seen in the background.

Z ClassNº957 (Millholme Kit) pushes coal wagons up the incline to the coal stage, as the Devon Belle passes hauled byNº34011 Tavistock (Hornby light pacific with scratch built brass original style cab and painted in the experimental British Railways Apple Green Livery). M7 class (short frame version from a Wills kit)Nº47 awaits its next duty.

Drummond 700 classNº631 (Bec kit) is turned as the tail end of the Devon Belle passes (Observation car from The "00" Works). Maunsell 350hp dieselNº1 (Golden Arrow Productions cast resin body on a Lima chassis) shunts its own fuel oil tank in the siding.

View over the top of the shed with the roof sections removed to reveal the detailed interior that includes smoke troughs, work benches, machine tools, inspection pits, water standpipes and hoses.

O2 classNº213 on the turntable having collect the box wagon of shed deliveries from the stores unloading siding. N1 classNº1822 trundles past with a ballast train of SR Diagram 1774 40T hopper wagons converted from Lima Sealion wagons.

All photographs are copyright Graham "Muz" Muspratt

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