

Photograph by Peter Hands
In direct contrast, the colour print of GWR Hall Class 4‑6‑0 No. 4965 Rood Ashton Hall was taken some forty‑three years later on the Shakespeare Express in the high summer of 2006 – 20th August to be exact and how times have changed. Gone are the signals and tracks in the right of the previous picture and the background is one of lush vegetation. Happily, Rood Ashton Hall is still with us and based at Tyseley.

Photograph by Peter Hands

Photograph by Peter Hands