India Railways - East Indian Railway - EIR Class HPS 4-6-0 steam locomotives aboard the "Beldis" at Birkenhead Docks in 1924 (Vulcan Foundry)
On the deck of a Freighter at Birkenhead Docks - Nine new Vulcan Foundry steam locomotives for India in 1930
The photo shows some of the Class HPS steam locomotives delivered to the East Indian Railway as EIR Nrs. 1140-1179 (VF 3741-3780 / 1924)
The photo was taken in 1924 and shows the “Beldis” carrying part of an order for 40 class HPS 4-6-0 locomotives for the East Indian Railway. It seems that 17 of these machines were on board the ship when it sailed, 9 as seen in the image, 4 others on deck, and 4 in the hold. The 40 Vulcan Foundry locos were works numbers 3741 to 3780
The photo location was specifically the Cavendish Dock at Birkenhead. The crane in the picture is the 87-ton capacity Birkenhead West Floating Crane
India Railways - East Indian Railway - EIR Class HPS 4-6-0 steam locomotives aboard the "Beldis" at Birkenhead Docks in 1924 (Vulcan Foundry)
On the deck of a Freighter at Birkenhead Docks - Nine new Vulcan Foundry steam locomotives for India in 1930
The photo shows some of the Class HPS steam locomotives delivered to the East Indian Railway as EIR Nrs. 1140-1179 (VF 3741-3780 / 1924)
The photo was taken in 1924 and shows the “Beldis” carrying part of an order for 40 class HPS 4-6-0 locomotives for the East Indian Railway. It seems that 17 of these machines were on board the ship when it sailed, 9 as seen in the image, 4 others on deck, and 4 in the hold. The 40 Vulcan Foundry locos were works numbers 3741 to 3780
The photo location was specifically the Cavendish Dock at Birkenhead. The crane in the picture is the 87-ton capacity Birkenhead West Floating Crane