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New Street Station 1967 - 2014

Mark's photos bring back so many memories. The station platforms were always cold, even in summer. Winter was the worst time waiting there if your train was delayed. Passengers would wait at the top of the escalators on the bridge rather than stand on the cold platforms in winter. Or better still wait in the pub on the bridge, near the ticket barriers ! Viv.
 
“A feature of 1974 was the number of Western Region Class 52 diesel-hydraulics working into [Birmingham (New Street) on Paddington trains.
On 24 May No. 1068 Western Reliance, having brought in the 09.25 from Paddinaton to Platform 1. prepares to run round.”

Diesels in the west Midlands and central Wales. Bannister, Geoffrey F. Publication date 1975.



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Pedrocut said:
“A feature of 1974 was the number of Western Region Class 52 diesel-hydraulics working into [Birmingham (New Street) on Paddington trains.
On 24 May No. 1068 Western Reliance, having brought in the 09.25 from Paddinaton to Platform 1. prepares to run round.”

Diesels in the west Midlands and central Wales. Bannister, Geoffrey F. Publication date 1975.



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thanks p i have two in oo gauge
 
We have several threads about New Street Station. These cover the different phases of the Station, its extension and rebuilding.

I shall be editing this thread and moving posts to the more appropriate New Street Station thread. Here are all the thread links. The Early History thread is an archived thread by the late Peter Walker and is for reference and is not open for comment.

New Street Station

NewSt Station 2015

Edit. There is a thread for the 1960s New Street Station here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/new-st-station-1960s.20585/ New Street Station would you believe!! Half expected some comment on this photo in the Mail the other night, but nothing on the Forum yet so is it...
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New Street Station 1967

http://www.mechanical-horse-club.org.uk/Scammells.htm Alan, this is a great link and the index information is particularly interesting!
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New Street Station From1854

Birmingham New Street's famous footbridge, refurbished after the war, showing the section spanning Queen's Drive, which still had its mid-section canopy at this time, 13th April 1960. (1997) A century of railways around Birmingham and the West Midlands : a personal selection. Vol. 2. Great...
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New Street Station - Early History 1

After the opening of Stockton and Darlington Railway demonstrated that steam railways were commercially and technically viable, the next important development in Britain was the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, which carried heavier traffic over a greater distance, opening in. From that date on...
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I am not sure if they were introduced before the War, when technology was with3 wheeled vehicles, or post war in 40/50's austerity, but they worked and had a brilliant turning capacity for tight goods yards etc,so lasted right up to mid, late 60's.
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They were a b****y nuisance at 5pm weekdays when dropping off a load of parcels from a van on Queens Drive!
 
There are various threads

1st the early history that led to the creation of the station and its first name Grand Central
2nd the original station
3rd the building of the Midland Railway station and joint ownership until 1923
4th the LMS Station and BR station until reconstruction
5th Electrification with station opening in 1967
6th Further reconstruction that created the new shops Grand Central
 
I remember the earlier station very well, as when a child , my dear dad, took me on a Saturday morning once a month, to the News Theater, which was situated adjacent, to Stevensons Place. When I had had my fill, of Donald Duck, and Micky and friends, we would go into the station, and have a cup of tea. dad who had been in the police, knew a lot of the railway police officers, and they would let him take me on to the platforms to see the great steam monsters, and talk to the drivers. I remember it as dark smoky place !!
 
paul stacey said:
I remember the earlier station very well, as when a child , my dear dad, took me on a Saturday morning once a month, to the News Theater, which was situated adjacent, to Stevensons Place. When I had had my fill, of Donald Duck, and Micky and friends, we would go into the station, and have a cup of tea. dad who had been in the police, knew a lot of the railway police officers, and they would let him take me on to the platforms to see the great steam monsters, and talk to the drivers. I remember it as dark smoky place !!
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I remember so very well the News Theater (who would have thought Donald & Mickey would have there own places), but I loved and still do those great steam monsters wherever they are! Great memories Paul…
 
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