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Rod Liddiard replied to our appeal for corrections and the list was mightily long - so thanks Rod for helping to make the site even better.

Rod also wrote "As you can tell from my employment as a fireman at Tyseley and Old Oak I'm getting a bit long in the tooth. (Born Sept 1943 in Small Heath) Until I left the Railway for the Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) I lived in a district called Greet (next to Tyseley) The 2 Stations of Small Heath and Tyseley were roughly equidistant. From our back bedroom (a 2 up 2 down mansion) I could see Tyseley Loco box across open ground and therefore all coming and goings off the shed. Unfortunately too far away to see the numbers."

"So I'll look through your excellent site and let you know of any pertinent details. It may take some time as we are moving next week to Italy as I stated previously. I'll look at Western lines first the others I only knew as a spotter except the line to Washwood Heath past Blues football ground and Saltley shed from where we used to work freights to Banbury and Gloucester."

"I notice on your main listing of the 'Banbury to Wolverhampton' line 'Acocks Green - WORCESTERSHIRE'. Why? The then Yardley Rural District Council which included Tyseley and Acocks Green was incorporated into Birmingham from Worcestershire in 1911 boundary changes. (Also Aston which makes the Blues the oldest Birmingham team, In fact Birmingham wanted Erdington but Aston was in the way so they reluctantly took it as well). Acocks Green station name used to be Acocks Green and South Yardley but I see now the S. Yardley suffix has been dropped. If you're in Brum your in Warwickshire just like Coventry."

Rod Liddiard

Thank you for this fine collection of photos.

You may like to note that lnwrcov673 is not a 4-4-2T ("Precursor Tank") as per the caption, but a 4-6-2T ("5' 6" Superheater Tank"). Also, lnwrcov645 and lnwrcov650, worth noting that the engine at platform 1 is a Southern Division Large Bloomer as rebuilt in the style of Crewe. Thanks for letting us know, we have now updated the caption.

Keith Collett

Great site. Congratulations to all concerned. I'm an ex-Tyseley Fireman. So it is a real memory lane trip. Only noticed a couple of errors but won't be 'picky' about a such a work as this. Must have took ages to do. We have asked to Rod to be picky and so we can correct any errors.

Rod Liddiard, Excideuil, Dordogne France. Soon to move to Italy

Hi, I am the webmaster (volunteer) for Vintage Trains. I have recently set up a specific web page for the Bloomer Replica project, and I've put links into your website as it has some pix of original Bloomers. Please support the Bloomer project through recycling your empty inkjet cartridges. To see our website click here.

Best Regards Brian Wilson

I stumbled across your site while looking for somewhere to buy a photograph of loco 6145 "Condor". What a great website! I wish something similar existed for my former home "patch" of Edinburgh / Lothians!

A pity that you aren't able to sell copies of your images, though. There are some crackers in your collection!

Laurie Thompson

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

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

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