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    Major Fire At Nechells Power Station 1970.

    Back in the summer of 1970,demolition contractors were dismantling the old wooden cooling towers at Nechells A Power Station.They had been using gas cutting equipment to remove some iron piping.A fire was later noticed and the alarm raised.A report into the fire appeared in the 'Fire'...
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    Birmingham to Carlisle Railtour 1964.

    Having been watching Michael Portillo's Great Train Journeys'on BBC2,and reading a recent article in Heritage Railway' (both featuring Carlisle) I was reminded of the Warwickshire Railway Society Railtour that I went on in November 1964,which ran from Birmingham to Carlisle. Locos used were...
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    The Nechells Flyer

    I've been carrying out a bit of research into the history of Nechells Power Stations (I used to work there in the late 60's/early 70's) and found this set of photos online,showing the railway operations there. https://industrialrailwaysofthemidlands.fotopic.net/c1710886.html Some of the photos...
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