An interesting post war shot of 6021, " King Richard II " climbing out of the tunnel and into Birmingham Snow Hill with at least nine or so coaches behind the tender, and the date recorded as well.
The engine was allocated to Old Oak Common at this time, having been a resident there from new in 1930 for no less than twenty six years before a three year move to Laira took place in 1956, the engine returning to Old Oak again in 1959.
No smokebox door numberplate has yet been fitted, with the G.W.R. style of bufferbeam number together with the original rounded casing over the inside valve block both clearly visible, that design being changed later to the more familiar squared design.