As an ex-pat Brummy now living near Aberystwyth, this photo is special. It's a pity that the nice straight road which bypasses Llanidloes was built on the formation of this very line through the old Llanidloes station. At least the impressive former station building still exists right alongside the road.
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mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
the Dirtier they are the better they look
9400 class pannier tank No.9490 was built at Swindon in 1954 and was based at Worcester from March 1960 until withdrawn at the end of 1964. This photograph was taken on 9th May 1964 and shows the locomotive in one of the centre roads at Worcester Shrub Hill station.
9400 class pannier tank No.9490 was built at Swindon in 1954 and was based at Worcester from March 1960 until withdrawn at the end of 1964. This photograph was taken on 9th May 1964 and shows the locomotive in one of the centre roads at Worcester Shrub Hill station.
Already seen this download it intresting footage
Downloaded it for keeps
paul stacey
master brummie
So very true, would sit with my cousins, for hours watching, the lines, from the embankment, at the bottom of my Nans garden in, Vicarage Road, Handsworth, early 50's!!
Richard Dye
master brummie
Great photo!
Richard Dye
master brummie
That was always a great place to be!
Eric Gibson
Gone but not forgotten
Not really to do with this thread but has anyone watched the TV series called The secret agent? It's recently made with some very popular actors and set in Victorian England with horse drawn carriages and Hansom cabs but the last episode has a steam train journey to Southampton, the train passes across the front of the camera, there's the boo-boo, it's carrying the British Rail name and logo. 
devonjim
master brummie
My favourite place as a nipper was on the embankment opposite the end of Tyseley Lane on the Warwick Road.
My son travels between New Street and Euston to his home in London quite often and I'm sure that he would agree, that particularly on and around Bank Holidays, that would still be "quite an impressive achievement" 124 years later..
To be fair, trains usually take significantly less time to make the trip, when engineering work isn't being undertaken, as never seems to be the case on Bank Holidays..
Radiorails
master brummie
HST says you will get to London sooner than at present, something like 20 minutes or so. Well for most us in the UK the jury is still out on that idea.
It won't be open for 10 - 13 years though and it then won't be going to Euston from Curzon Street, passengers will instead travel to Old Oak Common (which will be 6 miles from Euston and is adjacent to Wormwood Scrubs). Passengers will then face another 10 minutes journey to reach central London. By the time that passengers have reached their connecting service and taken the additional journey the 20 minute time saving, will be likely to be down to a matter of a couple of minutes at best. I suggest that the money and disruption caused by the project, isn't worth a few minutes being shaved off the journey and that the money might have been better used elsewhere. I think I would prefer to take the 1902 train instead of HS2, myself.
Euston in 1838:
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I thought the original plan to Euston was scrapped by the previous government, but was then reinstated. The tunnels from Old Oak Common to Euston are almost completed. The tunnel boring machines (TBM) are named Madeleine and Karen. Madeleine set out in January this year.