the link to Ward End Park has a post by Curly of a picture from the Evening Mail showing the railway from the side of the 'park bridge' at the top of the embankment - great, thank yousee also
Ward End Park
They're not filling it in. I think there was some problem around the edge, subsidence possibly. Last time I looked they appeared to be making repairs at the Washwood Heath End. Mainly they had been working at the far end. It does look a bit of a sight at the moment.birminghamhistory.co.uk