I can just about remember the locos from when I was an apprentice at the power station.The loco fitter was Harry Meakin.Attached is a photo of one of the Pecketts.Does anybody remember the steam locomotives at Nechells Power Station. They worked from the exchange sidings at Bromford Bridge. Here were also a group of sidings once connected with the Gas Board wagon repair shops. Many old wooden bodied wagons were to be found there in the 1960's.
The steam locomotives that worked to the power station were the six coupled side tanks by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn. There was also a Peckett saddle tank locomotive.
I can just about remember the locos from when I was an apprentice at the power station.The loco fitter was Harry Meakin.Attached is a photo of one of the Pecketts.View attachment 122811
Connected the Bournville site to an exchange siding along the Midland line opening in 1884
Worcester and Birmingham Canal, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Cadbury Railway Wharf Bridge No 77A is a minor waterways place on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton)between Selly Oak Junction (Former junction with Dudley Canal Line No 2) (5¾ furlongs to the northwest) and King's Norton Junction (Junction of Stratford and Worcester and Birmingham Canals) (1 mile and 6¼ furlongs to the south).
The nearest place in the direction of Selly Oak Junction is Raddlebarn Road Bridge No 78 (With pipe bridge alongside and access to The Country Girl PH); 1 furlong away.
The nearest place in the direction of King's Norton Junction is Bournville Stop Narrows (A pedestrian drawbridge linking Bournville Wharf with towpath has long gone); 3 furlongs away.
Mooring here is unrated
There is a bridge here.
I could see this bridge from my garden, it led to a siding at the rear of houses in Umberslade road Selly Oak and stopped at Raddlebarn road opposite the country Girl pub. Many wagons were stored there waiting to be called into action.I have cycled under this bridge a number of times and never given a though as to what it was used for.
yer i remember them crossing the road at minworth full of smellsB1 Minworth 4 Loco`s in the ShedView attachment 112634
poo i can still smell itSat in this one today at Apedale used to work at Minworth WorksView attachment 114485
The background does not look like MinworthThe Minworth system of the Upper Tame & Rea Drainage Authority was the most extensive, although they did have narrow gauge track elsewhere.
One system served the filter beds at Minworth originally had a standard gauge link. The narrow gauge system was later. In this view Motor Rail 7224 was at work.
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