Adderley Park Station

LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton

Adderley Park station was opened in 1860 a small two-platform on the outskirts of the centre of Birmingham and was used by passengers to access local factories as well as travelling to Birmingham. However for many years its main function was to collect and to inspect tickets from all trains travelling in to New Street. The reason being was that New Street was an open station which had no ticket barriers and to prevent fraud this process was handled at the last stations before New Street. Monument Lane on the Stour Valley line to Wolverhampton performed the equivalent function for trains from the North.

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Ref: lnwr_add1482 - DJ Norton Looking towards Birmingham from the Stechford end of the up platform with the extensive sidings on the right beyond Bordesley Green Road

Ref: lnwr_add1483 - DJ Norton Looking towards Coventry with the station just beyond Bordesley Green Road with the up platform on the left

Ref: lnwr_add1484 - DJ Norton View of the main station building located on the up platform with a station porter entering the booking office

Ref: lnwr_add1273 - RS Carpenter LMS 4-6-0 Patriot class No 5902 'Sir Frank Ree' is seen in nearly new condition minus smoke deflectors on an up express

Ref: adderley_park - A Doherty Location of Adderley Park station