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Started by Isle of Stroma, January 20, 2014, 09:40:46 PM

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Isle of Stroma


Rob H

60 Birmingham - Cranes Park
72/72A Solihull Station - Chelmsley Wood
73 Solihull - Heartlands Hospital
X1 Birmingham - Coventry
X2 Birmingham - Solihull Station
A10 Solihull - Cranes Park / Chelmsley Wood


Nathan4775

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Tony

Is that the one Colas have just bought and moved to Rugby?

Isle of Stroma

Tony's right! The photo was taken today from outside Colas's premises at Rugby. I understand it is 37421 although it carries no number.

nitromatt1


Isle of Stroma

#8
Well that's definitely not been taken today...

(there was no knitting the last time I stood there)

windy miller

I'm guessing its an old entrance to cadburys (bournville?)??
Mind the Gap.....?:-)

John

#10
Is it the old branch line by Longbridge Station? (Was it Frankley line? I can not remember)

I remember reading about it on a website last year.

windy miller

#11
nice one john.. It must be the original line that served the car factory and (many years ago) went down to the Gt western at Halesowen, (Closed c 1963,) and the car factory access in the mid nineties.
Mind the Gap.....?:-)

John

Quote from: windy miller on January 22, 2014, 05:36:09 PM
nice one john.. It must be the original line that served the car factory and (many years ago) went down to the Gt western at Halesowen

I thought the picture looked familiar, and I remembered the factories behind were the old BL/Rover plant. It is Halesowen Junction (http://www.photobydjnorton.com/HalesowenRailwayInColour.html 3rd pic from bottom)

I remember now, the Halesowen line. This was the website I was looking at
http://www.photobydjnorton.com/HalesowenLine.html

Rob H

60 Birmingham - Cranes Park
72/72A Solihull Station - Chelmsley Wood
73 Solihull - Heartlands Hospital
X1 Birmingham - Coventry
X2 Birmingham - Solihull Station
A10 Solihull - Cranes Park / Chelmsley Wood

Tony

Quote from: John on January 22, 2014, 05:40:00 PM
Quote from: windy miller on January 22, 2014, 05:36:09 PM
nice one john.. It must be the original line that served the car factory and (many years ago) went down to the Gt western at Halesowen

I thought the picture looked familiar, and I remembered the factories behind were the old BL/Rover plant. It is Halesowen Junction (http://www.photobydjnorton.com/HalesowenRailwayInColour.html 3rd pic from bottom)

I remember now, the Halesowen line. This was the website I was looking at
http://www.photobydjnorton.com/HalesowenLine.html

And just around the corner when I managed to get permission to go inside and photograph the shunting
http://wmbusphotos.com/Trains/class47/47211.html

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