When the Main Line ceased, what took its place?“Handsworth Cement Terminal on 15th July 1986, as 31 149 shunts the yard, the former main line in the foreground.”
(Main line to Metro, J Boynton, 2001)
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me too press the pedal and see the track sleepers through the hole in the bottom of the panRemember them well !!!!
That is an enlightening article to say the least, I was surprised at how so-called industrialized countries were lagging.the traditional method of disposing human waste from trains was/is to deposit the waste onto the tracks
Passenger train toilet - Wikipedia
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Better photos of Aston Signaling Centre taken from the end of Duddeston Station platform:-Aston Signaling Centre en-route to New St Station:-
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Look to the right of the door - it still has its original "Vauxhall Shunt Frame" sign!
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I wonder if this is the only genuine signal box still working in the Birmingham area? Off the top of my head I cannot think of another one.......
Great PhotosBetter photos of Aston Signaling Centre taken from the end of Duddeston Station platform:-
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