Moseley Station

LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham

Moseley Station was opened by the Midland Railway on the Camp Hill line in 1867 and closed in 1941. There was, however, a previously named Moseley Station on the same line which changed its name to Kings Heath when this station opened! The Station was built in a deep cutting with trains from the south emerging from a tunnel which was built following objections from the nearby St Mary's Church regarding the spoiling of the landscape, noise, etc . .

Andy Docherty

Ref: mrms356 Postcard Looking along the public footpath towards New Street with Woodbridge Road bridge in the distance

Ref: mrms356a Postcard Close up showing Moseley Station's main passenger facilities on the up platform and the footpath

Ref: mrms356b Postcard Close up showing the public footpath and on the down platform the unusual passenger shelter

Ref: mrms510 Postcard View from Woodbridge Road showing Moseley Station's layout and configuration including the two pathways

Ref: mrms510a Postcard Close up showing the public footpath crossing on top of Moseley tunnel and the absence of any signal gantry

Ref: mrms422 A Docherty Collection Looking towards Kings Heath and the tunnel sited below St Mary's Row and at the end of the station

Ref: mrms422a A Docherty Collection Close up showing the timber framed gantry used to suspend tMoseley's up inner home signal

Ref: mrms422b A Docherty Collection Close up showing the main station facilities benefiting from having coal fires lit in most rooms

Ref: mrms511 B Geens Moseley station looking towards Camp Hill whilst a porter's barrow is placed at the bottom of the steps

Ref: mrms511a B Geens Close up showing the new steps and the retaining wall on the down platform and cut into the embankment

Ref: mrms846 B Geens View showing the new path configuration and building erected on Moseley station's down platform

Ref: mrms846a B Geens Close up showing the foot and vehicle access to Moseley Station which originated at St Mary's Row

Ref: mrms847 B Geens View of a Birmingham suburban service departing the Moseley's up platform en-route to New Street station

Ref: mrms847a B Geens Close up of the principal facilities which housed the booking office, waiting rooms and station master's office

Ref: mrms849 B Geens View showing part of the timber gantry which carried Moseley Station's up inner home starter signal

Ref: mrms852 B Geens View looking along the station's down platform towards Kings Heath with on the left the 'new' waiting room

Ref: mrms852a B Geens Close up of the 'new' general passenger waiting room erected on Moseley Station's down platform

Ref: mrms852b B Geens Close up showing timber signal gantry just in front of Moseley tunnel and St Mary's Way which ran on the top

Ref: mrms851 B Geens Looking towards Camp Hill as MR 0-4-4T No 1249 at the head of a local suburban train enters the station

Ref: mrms851b B Geens Close up showing the 'newly' erected steps which ran from the pathway on to down platform

Ref: mrms853 B Geens View of Moseley Station's pedestrian and vehicle access which ran from St Mary's Way to the up platform building

Ref: mrms851a B Geens Close up of MR 0-4-4T a member of the 1252 class, No 1249 arriving at the head of a Birmingham suburban service

Ref: mrms850 B Geens MR 2-4-0 1P No 155 is seen piloting an unidentified MR 4-4-0 locomotive on an express working to Bristol

Ref: mrms505 DJ Norton Ex-LMS 4-6-0 Stanier Black 5 No 44917 is seen at the head of a Bristol express on 28th November 1956

Ref: mrms421 A DJ Norton Ex-LMS 0-6-0 4F No 44150 passes the now closed Moseley station as it passes under Woodbridge Rd bridge

Ref: mrms506 DJ Norton Looking from the tunnel mouth towards New Street with Woodbridge Road bridge in the distance

Ref: mrms507 DJ Norton Looking south towards Kings Heath from the tunnel mouth sited at the other end of the tunnel

Ref: mrms508 DJ Norton View showing the southern entrance to the tunnel under St Mary's Row on 28th November 1956

mrms509 DJ Norton Looking diagonally towards Moseley station with Kings Heath ballast sidings on the left on 30th May 1955

Maps and Diagrams

Ref: mr_generic1430b Midland Railway Part of MR Distance Diagram dated 1913 showing the two routes south from New Street to Kings Norton

Ref: moseley_map A Docherty Map showing the location of Moseley Station and its relationship to St Mary's Way and Woodbridge Road