dwilly
master brummie
Not sure if Hostel is the correct title but here goes. Was speaking with an old train driver some years ago who was from Liverpool. He moved o Birmingham to work on the railway. He mentioned in passing that when he first moved here he lived in a railway hostel around Saltley. From what I could gather they were specific for the railway, may even have been railway owned. Seem they would have been mostly single men living in these places so must have had some stories to tell. Have heard of railway hostels in the past but presumed they were just overnight lodges for crews working long distance trains. Anyone have any info or any ideas on these hostels?
Think the one he lived in was over the road from Saltley depot. As you go down the hill from Duddeston station on the left handside. Think it must have backed onto the gas works or in that sort of area.
Think the one he lived in was over the road from Saltley depot. As you go down the hill from Duddeston station on the left handside. Think it must have backed onto the gas works or in that sort of area.