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Hazelwell Station

LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham

Hazelwell Station was opened by the Midland Railway on 1st January 1903 after a campaign by the residents of Vicarage, Grove an Kings roads petitioned the MR asking the company to open a station between Lifford and Kings Heath, at the end of Vicarage Road. The residents had complained they were poorly served by the railways but the MR in their response in 1896 stated they were unable to assist. However by 1901 the MR had had a change of heart and agreed to build a station to be called Hazelwell sited near to Pine Apple Bridge. The new station was just under a mile north of King's Heath and was opened to take advantage of the new Priory housing development. Although primarily for passengers, coal, general goods traffic and. particularly, timber- were also handled at the elation, although it seems no yard crane was ever provided. Hazelwell closed to passengers on the same day as King's Heath, in January 1941, but again goods traffic continued to be handled until the 1960s, the yard finally closing on 1st March 1965.

When first built, the station was accessed via Cartland Road which had a junction with Vicarage Road. Cartland Road did not originally cross the railway but was a cul-de-sac ending adjacent to the railway line. The only way to cross the line was via a pedestrian footbridge. The passenger station was built on the Kings Heath side of Cartland Road whilst the goods yard was located on the Camp Hill side of the road but accessed via an entrance off Priory Road where a weigh bridge and office was located. In total at Hazelwell, there were four dedicated sidings plus an access siding, holding a total of 66 wagons primarily for coal but also for general goods traffic, in particular timber. No crane was available nor goods shed as Kings Heath was only a mile away with a 5 ton crane available. The goods yard finally closed on 1st March 1965.

Looking along Hazewell station's up platform towards Camp Hill showing substantial structures on both platforms
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RS Carpenter
Looking along Hazewell station's up platform towards Camp Hill showing substantial structures on both platforms
Close up view of the up platform's building on Hazewell station showing the detail of the structure
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S Carpenter
Close up view of the up platform's building on Hazewell station showing the detail of the structure
View of Hazelwell station's down platform building showing the unusual cowlings fitted to all three chimneys
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RS Carpenter
View of Hazelwell station's down platform building showing the unusual cowlings fitted to all three chimneys
A 1907 view of Hazelwell Station looking towards Kings Heath which was just under a mile away
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Postcard
A 1907 view of Hazelwell Station looking towards Kings Heath which was just under a mile away
Close up showing the down platform's building which housed the passenger waiting rooms
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Postcard
Close up showing the down platform's building which housed the passenger waiting rooms

Looking towards Lifford from the Camp Hill end of Hazelwell Station's up platform on 19th August 1929
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DJ Norton
Looking towards Lifford from the Camp Hill end of Hazelwell Station's up platform on 19th August 1929
Close up showing the passenger facilities on Hazelwell Station's down platform and the gentlemen's toilets
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DJ Norton
Close up showing passenger facilities on Hazelwell Station's down platform and the gentlemen's toilets
Close up showing the near identical passenger facilities provided on Hazelwell's up platform
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DJ Norton
Close up showing the near identical passenger facilities provided on Hazelwell's up platform
View taken from underneath Cartland Road bridge on the up platform looking towards Camp Hill on 26th March 1950
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DJ Norton
View taken from underneath Cartland Road bridge on the up platform looking towards Camp Hill on 26th March 1950
View from Hazelwell station's up platform looking towards the Cartland Road bridge and Kings Norton
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DJ Norton
View from Hazelwell station's up platform looking towards the Cartland Road bridge and Kings Norton

Looking towards Camphill from Cartland Road bridge with the ramp to the up platform on the left
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DJ Norton
Looking towards Camphill from Cartland Road bridge with the ramp to the up platform on the left
View of the exterior of Hazelwell station on 27th August 1961 which fronted on to Cartland Road
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DJ Norton
View of the exterior of Hazelwell station on 27th August 1961 which fronted on to Cartland Road
Close up the exterior Hazelwell showing the entrance to the up platform and the footbridge
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DJ Norton
Close up the exterior Hazelwell showing the entrance to the up platform and the footbridge
Looking through Cartland Rd bridge through the disused station and on towards Camp Hill, Birmingham
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DJ Norton
Looking through Cartland Rd bridge through the disused station and on towards Camp Hill, Birmingham
Hazelwell signal box located beneath Cartland Road bridge on the down side of the Camp Hill to Kings Norton route
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RJ Essery
Hazelwell signal box located beneath Cartland Road bridge on the down side of the Camp Hill to Kings Norton route

Looking towards Cartland Road and beyond on to Lifford on 19th August 1929, just over a quarter of a century since it opened on 1st January 1903
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C Gilbert
Looking Lifford on 19th August 1929, just over a quarter of a century since it opened on 1st January 1903
Looking towards Lifford showing Hazelwell station's up refuge siding being used to store open wagons
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DJ Norton
Looking towards Lifford showing Hazelwell station's up refuge siding being used to store open wagons

Locomotives seen at or near Hazelwell Station

Ex-LMS 5MT 4-6-0 No 44812 passes beneath Cartland Road bridge at the site of the former station with a class F service
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J Green
Ex-LMS 5MT 4-6-0 No 44812 with a class F service passes beneath Cartland Road at the site of the former station
Ex-LMS 4-6-0 Black 5 No 44814 at the head of an express passes through the station on 5th May 1953
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DJ Norton
Ex-LMS 4-6-0 Black 5 No 44814 at the head of an express passes through the station on 5th May 1953
Ex-LMS 0-6-0 4F No 44411 passes Hazelwell signal box at the head of a Class E express freight service
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DJ Norton
Ex-LMS 0-6-0 4F No 44411 passes Hazelwell signal box at the head of a Class E express freight service
Ex-WD 2-8-0 No 90102 is seen running tender first towards Hazelwell signal box on 17th January 1954
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DJ Norton
Ex-WD 2-8-0 No 90102 is seen running tender first towards Hazelwell signal box on 17th January 1954
Ex-LMS 4-6-0 'Black 5' No 44917 is seen 'setting back' in to the down refuge siding at Hazelwell station
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DJ Norton
Ex-LMS 4-6-0 'Black 5' No 44917 is seen 'setting back' in to the down refuge siding at Hazelwell station

Ex-MR 0-6-0 3F No 43523 is seen running tender first on the up line towards Pineapple bridge on 4th March 1956
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DJ Norton
Ex-MR 0-6-0 3F No 43523 is seen running tender first on the up line towards Pineapple bridge on 4th March 1956
Ex-LMS 0-6-0 4F No 43941 is hauling a Class K stopping freight as it crosses the Worcester & Birmingham canal
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DJ Norton
Ex-LMS 0-6-0 4F No 43941 is hauling a Class K stopping freight as it crosses the Worcester & Birmingham canal
Ex-MR 0-6-0 3F No 43223 passes beneath Fordhouse Lane bridge on a Class K stopping freight of empty wagons
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DJ Norton
Ex-MR 0-6-0 3F No 43223 passes beneath Fordhouse Lane bridge on a Class K freight of empty wagons
British Railways 2-10-0 9F No 92046 passes Hazelwell's down refuge siding whilst at the head of a Class J train
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DJ Norton
British Railways 2-10-0 9F No 92046 passes Hazelwell's down refuge siding whilst at the head of a Class J train
BR Standard 2-10-0 9F No 92052 is seen at the head of a long goods train of empty open wagons in 1961
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M Mensing
BR Standard 2-10-0 9F No 92052 is seen at the head of a long goods train of empty open wagons in 1961

Ex-LMS 2-6-0 'Hughes Crab' No 42763 is working hard as it climbs past Hazelwell goods yard on 20th July 1957
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P Shoesmith
Ex-LMS 2-6-0 'Hughes Crab' No 42763 is working hard as it climbs past Hazelwell goods yard on 20th July 1957
Ex-LNWR 0-6-2T 'Coal Tank' is passing through Hazelwell bunker first on a SLS Special Rail Tour on 2nd June 1954
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P Shoesmith
Ex-LNWR 0-6-2T 'Coal Tank' is passing through Hazelwell bunker first on a SLS Special Rail Tour on 2nd June 1954

Ordnance Survey Maps, Timetables and Diagrams

A 1913 25 inches to the mile Ordnance Survey Map of Hazelwell station and goods yard showing Cartland Road being divided into two by the railway
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National Library of Scotland
A 1913 OS Map of Hazelwell station and goods yard showing Cartland Road being divided into two by the railway
An undated 2 Chains Survey of Hazelwell Station showing its relationship to the goods yard which was the other side of Cartland Road
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Midland Railway
A Survey of Hazelwell Station showing its relationship to the goods yard which was the other side of Cartland Road
View of the gradient post near Proof House Junction showing the change in the descent towards New Street station
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Midland Railway
Part of MR Distance Diagram dated 1913 showing the two routes south from New Street to Kings Norton
Midland Railway notice announcing the opening of Hazelwell station and the timetable for trains calling at the new station
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G Waite
MR notice announcing the opening of Hazelwell station and the timetable for trains calling at the new station