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[The Real 4777]

The Railway Tavern was on its own on that corner plot for many years, the waste land was used for scabby scrap cars and the like. Once had a drink there in the late 90s, and it was a right dump.

[Wumpty]

From memory, there's nothing much around Bordesley is there, which probably accounts for the frequency of service there.

Nothing much? Only a big football stadium.

Bordesley is still within a heavily industrialised area, the Blues ground, short walk to Sparkhill, Highgate and the top of Digbeth. It's always been seen as a "nothing" stop, though in actual fact, it's quite a strategic stop that negates the need to travel into city centre and back out again.

[Justin Tyme]

Bordesley is still within a heavily industrialised area, the Blues ground, short walk to Sparkhill, Highgate and the top of Digbeth. It's always been seen as a "nothing" stop, though in actual fact, it's quite a strategic stop that negates the need to travel into city centre and back out again.

I used Bordesley Station daily for about a year in the late 1980s, as I worked in an office nearby.  At the time Shirley line trains called all day, and Dorridge trains called during peak hours.  Loadings were never much.

I defected to the bus because morning trains were overloaded and I discovered that Warwick Road buses were not.

[Celestial Toymaker]

Thanks, I'm sure I saw somewhere that it would initially be an hourly service, with the aim being to improve it to half-hourly. I remember reading some comments from people saying that they may as well carry on taking the bus!

Hopefully Ms Trevorrow made those comments last year, as these stations are meant to be operational later this year, it would be an awful lack of foresight if they didn't think about such things as driver training and recruiting station staff until next year, which will just prolong this project even further!

i pass Kings Heath Station on a regular basis, i asked a guy in a high vis vest (the only time ive seen anybody) when its due to open he said its at least a year away nothing likely to happen until 2026

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

The Railway Tavern was on its own on that corner plot for many years, the waste land was used for scabby scrap cars and the like. Once had a drink there in the late 90s, and it was a right dump.

Explains the Diggers I used to see, It has Brick Work on the outside so must have been a former factory, I know where the Railway Tavern was my parents were offered to run it and when we pulled up outside Rats jumped all over the car. My Dad used to drink in there in the 90's to before going to the Cinema with Girls. It also used to flood. I think it improved after you went as it had Real Ale and had won awards, it then might have swapped hands became a dump and closed. Although it had a Children's play area and Sold Food by the Industrial Chimney out the back. 

[Westy]

Explains the Diggers I used to see, It has Brick Work on the outside so must have been a former factory, I know where the Railway Tavern was my parents were offered to run it and when we pulled up outside Rats jumped all over the car. My Dad used to drink in there in the 90's to before going to the Cinema with Girls. It also used to flood. I think it improved after you went as it had Real Ale and had won awards, it then might have swapped hands became a dump and closed. Although it had a Children's play area and Sold Food by the Industrial Chimney out the back.

Has anyone taken over the ex Blakemore premises yet?

As I worked  out of there for a year, obviously curious!

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

Has anyone taken over the ex Blakemore premises yet?

As I worked  out of there for a year, obviously curious!

I hadn't even noticed it was closed to be honest, the Bingo hall has closed and been demolished as Lidl will be built there