Heartland
master brummie
The closure of the thread on Steam Sheds has prevented further comments and so a new thread is needed to complete the picture.
In the early days of steam, the London & Birmingham Railway had a roundhouse shed at Curzon Street which has featured in this forum
The Grand Junction straight shed was at Duddeston and when closed was replaced by Aston Shed
When the London & Birmingham shed was taken down there was a plan for a new depot facing New Canal Street which did not go ahead. Monument Lane became the shed for Birmingham New Street, passenger services and pilot duties
Lawley Street had a round house for the freight traffic operated by the Midland Railway who later built Saltley
The Great Western shed was at Bordesley north of the station now used by football traffic but for which there are plans to close it now
Tyseley replaced Bordesley
It was closed by BR to steam locomotives, but retained the maintenance depot and steam locomotives still visited there for wheel turning, and later on some would work back through Snow Hill and Priestfield to reach the depots still in use even after that line stopped having main line through services
Tyseley still maintains the diesel units that are used by West Midlands trains
And for many years there is preservation depot there and the RCHS is having a talk about this at the BMI 1400-1600 15/03/2025
Then there is Soho where West Midlands electric unit are maintained.
In the early days of steam, the London & Birmingham Railway had a roundhouse shed at Curzon Street which has featured in this forum
The Grand Junction straight shed was at Duddeston and when closed was replaced by Aston Shed
When the London & Birmingham shed was taken down there was a plan for a new depot facing New Canal Street which did not go ahead. Monument Lane became the shed for Birmingham New Street, passenger services and pilot duties
Lawley Street had a round house for the freight traffic operated by the Midland Railway who later built Saltley
The Great Western shed was at Bordesley north of the station now used by football traffic but for which there are plans to close it now
Tyseley replaced Bordesley
It was closed by BR to steam locomotives, but retained the maintenance depot and steam locomotives still visited there for wheel turning, and later on some would work back through Snow Hill and Priestfield to reach the depots still in use even after that line stopped having main line through services
Tyseley still maintains the diesel units that are used by West Midlands trains
And for many years there is preservation depot there and the RCHS is having a talk about this at the BMI 1400-1600 15/03/2025
Then there is Soho where West Midlands electric unit are maintained.
