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A great site with lots of old photographs
taking me back many years. I used to live near Erdington on the Birmingham New
Street to Lichfield line and traveled into Birmingham often (I prefer the
original station to the current one). Now I commute from Sutton Coldfield
through to Kings Norton every day - it's nice to see how the all the stations I
pass through used to be.
The photograph you have of Erdington
(Erdington: lnwre48) is of Chester Road - the next station along, as Erdington
is as you say in the notes, has a straight platform. Keep it up.
Robin Rose
You ask do we think your site is
worthwhile?! Absolutely well worthwhile. It is totally fascinating and
absorbing. Having lived only a few hundred yards away from what was Milverton
station for 20 years I have learnt more about this subject in 20 minutes than
in all those years. Keep up your splendid work, you are keeping history alive
and without people such as yourselves it would be fragmented and lost forever.
All the best to you.
Regards Terry Molloy
Having worked at Monument Lane Loco in
1958 as a cleaner and then Fireman I have been looking for some old photos and
finding your site has brought back many memories for me, thank you and keep up
the good work.
John Williams
Firstly I must say I think this is an
excellent site - Robert then provided some corrections and additional
information. Subsequently Robert has kindly taken on the task of writing the
captions to additional photographs focusing on the Bearley to Alcester line (click here to view) - Robert finishes his guest entry
by writing, "Keep up the good work."
Robert Ferris
I thought you'd be interested in the
attached picture. My great grandfather was the station master there in 1912 and
is seen on the left. This and a pencil written letter of the confirmation of
his appointment is all that I have which was passed on to me when my father
died some years ago. I'm certain of the date of the picture as he was one there
only for 6 months as he died suddenly from a brain tumour.
I recently discovered your site and what
a fantastic one it is too. It has re-awakened my interest in the railways and
in particular that of Kenilworth Station and the junction. Both my parents were
born and raised in Kenilworth (I too lived there for a few years) and many
years ago my father and I started to make a 00 gauge model of the station and
surrounds but never got very far – the incomplete base board was in my bed
room and we were just guessing at the track layout, my teenage years came along
and I found other interests!
I'm now keen to learn some more about
the station and the pictures on your site are very good but I just can't find
any station plans on the Internet. I have recently bought Robin Leach's book
'Kenilworth's Railway Age' but no luck there. I was wondering if you had access
to his ‘Rails to Kenilworth and Milverton' to see if such plans are in
there. I could get the book from Amazon but it would take 6 weeks and I'm a
little impetuous.
should also say that railways are very
much in the blood as my Great Grand Uncle was a locomotive inspector and my
Great Great grand father and mother were both recorded in the Census as Station
Masters at I think Leighton Buzzard.
Keep up the good work and I look forward
to hearing from you.
Paul Rivitt
Wonderful nostalgic trip back to
Handsworth and Smethwick Station.... a pound for each hour spent there during
the glorious 1950s ah ....thanks for the memories.
Incidentally I recall a small
loading/unloading bay off the North side of the station adjacent to the down
main line, I can't see it on the photos although I know it was there as I sat
on that damned uncomfortable railway line fence that ran from this station
building up towards Wattville Road bridge. The bay often contained a couple of
wagons. What wonderful memories of long SUNNY afternoons during school
holidays.
Shut up you nostalgic old fool
Terence Perks
For some time, I have been trying to find
out more about the history of the GWR line from Birmingham to Leamington
including the old Rowington Junction - Henley in Arden branch. Your project has
been been a mine of information, especially the photographs of the original
stations at Acocks Green and Olton. Thank you very much for your efforts in
what seems to be a vast subject
Kevin Dudley
Thank you for a very interesting site, I
have been looking for photos on Coundon Road and Foleshill Stations for ages.
As a young lad in the fifties I spent many an hour at Coundon Road as I lived a
few roads away.
In 1962 I joined the railway at Coventry
Station and I spent a few months on loan to Foleshill Station and I even spent
a morning at Coundon Road opening up the booking office as Mr Palmer was the
station master for both Foleshill and Coundon Road.
Later in the mid sixties I was the Rail
Freight delivery driver for Kenilworth for three years. By this time the
station had closed and all parcels were delivered from Coventry Station. Keep
up the good work.
David Stephenson
I am becoming increasingly interested in
railway history, and have been delighted to find your website. I guess that you
may be familiar with the book Our Iron Roads which was published in the 1870's
and includes illustrations and anecdotes from Rugby dating from when the
railway was built in the 1830's.
I also have a newspaper cutting dated
1954 which notes the retirement of a Marton man who worked at Marton station
form 1913 until his retirement in 1954! He worked Martons signal box for all
but 12 months of that time on a two shift basis alone. I trust that this may be
of some sort of interest to you.
Is there any sort of Historical Railway
Society in Rugby area do you know? I live in Marton. Thank you again for this
site, and best wishes.
George Compton
Marvellous! This is the site I have been
looking for!
Positive Searcher
As I grew up beside the North
Warwickshire Line (and travelled to school in Stratford by train for some 10
years in the 50s and 60s, first from Wilmcote and then from Milcote) I've
really enjoyed persusing your site.
Keep up the good work! Kevin
Flynn
(Kevin was also kind enough to provide detailed information and
corrections to a number of the photographs in the area).
Enjoyed your web site, especially the
Leamington pre-group photos. Mouth watering.
Good luck. Alan Woodard
A very informative site - I've been
trying to piece together the logic behind some of the disused bridges and lines
around Leamington and it's helped a lot (though I'm still a little confused by
it all).
Richard Tysoe
Great site.
Cheers, Iain Jack
I find your work of creating this
historical archive fascinating. Please keep up the good work and I look forward
to spending more time looking around your site in due course.
As far as the Alcester branch is
concerned I’ve taken a couple of shots recently…They were taken just
down the road from the Edstone aqueduct while I was searching for location
shots for the Shakespeare Express on the Shakespeare Line.
Regards Clive Hanley of
clive-hanley.fotopic.net
Just found your great website, the white
hut on "The Lakes" station was a ticket office and was only in use for about 2
years.
Keep up the good work. Jim Hadley
Good day to you all, can I ask a question
please, referring to Milverton Station and sheds? I can see from your site the
sheds closed in 1958 but were used for storage somewhile after 1958. The
station itself, as far as I can gather closed in 1965? If this date is correct
did it close for passengers and goods in the same year? Thanks for taking the
time to read this.
PS. Can you send someone round to mow my
lawn, I'm spending too much time on your brilliant website !!??
Terry Molloy
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