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Moor Street Station

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Great pictures of Moor Street Station! It brings back memories! I used to travel into & out off Moor Street in the 1970's from Acocks Green station most nights of the week for light refreshments in Brum town centre. Journey time 10 minutes & trains were always dead on time. Last train back home was 11.15pm,

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I wonder Does anyone remember the traverser that was there in the station ???? I wonder how many photos of that exist in someone's collection ??
 
mikeflan said:
I wonder Does anyone remember the traverser that was there in the station ???? I wonder how many photos of that exist in someone's collection ??
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I do. I frequently walked to Shirley Station to catch a train to Moor Street in the early 1950's. I always bought a single ticket as I usually returned home by bus BCT or Midland Red, depending on how much money I had left as Midland Red were more expensive and as a teenager I din;t mind walking.
 
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Radiorails said:
I do. I frequently walked to Shirley Station to catch a train to Moor Street in the early 1850's. I always bought a single ticket as I usually returned home by bus BCT or Midland Red, depending on how much money I had left as Midland Red were more expensive and as a teenager I din;t mind walking.
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Not sure if this helps or not. From Warwickshire Railways site
Cross section through the traverser table, showing how one of the three rail roads (rail road ‘X’) could be moved sideways into a recess under the platform ‘A’. An electric motor ‘B’, underneath the traverser table moved along nine rails positioned transverse to the main tracks. Each rail had four wheels (of two foot diameter) positioned under the traverser table each supporting two rolled steel joists. The section shows the position of the future second platform on the left, while two other rail roads (in this case ‘Z’ and ‘Y’) are aligned with the main tracks. Item ‘B’ is the electric motor.

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interesting map

Moor Street Station​

fire Insurance Map showing the layout of the different levels of Moor Street Station and the surrounding areas redrawn in 1937. The regular grid format of the piers supporting the ferro-concrete roof over the low level Goods Sheds A (left of diagram) and Shed B (middle of diagram), while the Stables (right of diagram) were in extended arches of the viaduct. The three wagon hoists have been marked in Green. Two areas in Shed B (marked in red) were designated for Banana Storage, the lower one being identified as belonging to F Nicholas Ltd. The upper level warehouse can seen in the middle of this map adjacent to the passenger station, which fronted on to Moor Street. At the top left is start of Snow Hill Tunnel, while bottom left is the Goods Office (marked in purple) and also fronting on to Moor Street.
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warwickshirerailways.com
 
We went to the Inspiration 200 Exhibition at Moor Street Station last Thursday. Lots to look at but felt we could have done with some children with us. Didn't stop us joining in with the bridge building and electric train coding. Staff were brilliant, helpful and chatty. It's moved on to The Severn Valley this week and will tour after that.
 
Lady Penelope said:
We went to the Inspiration 200 Exhibition at Moor Street Station last Thursday. Lots to look at but felt we could have done with some children with us. Didn't stop us joining in with the bridge building and electric train coding. Staff were brilliant, helpful and chatty. It's moved on to The Severn Valley this week and will tour after that.
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Acctually it was at the Severn Valley the week before and I think it is Euston this week
 
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