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Tag Archives: Brownhills station
The Crossing
Sorry, I’ve been a bit busy again this week, but I just thought I’d flag up a really lovely, quirky bit of local history that may otherwise pass you by. David Cresswell, Brownhillian, friend of the blog and rail enthusiast … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills railway, Brownhills station, crossing, Dave Cresswell, Derelict, Fosseway, level, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, Rob Taylor, South Staffordshire Raileway Group, South Staffordshire railway, Walsall, Wlasall to Lichfield railway
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What’s my line?
This week for the old photo feature, I thought I’d share some pictures from a recently acquired new book about the main railway that used to run through Brownhills. ‘The South Staffordshire Railway, Volume One’, written by Bob Yate, covers … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Followups, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged Bill Mayo, Bob Yate, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills marshalling yard, Brownhills station, Clarice Mayo, Derelict, Hammerwich, Hammerwich Station, High Bridges, Local History, New Photos, Norton Junction, Pelsall marshalling yard, Railway in Brownhills, Staffordshire, The South Staffordshire Railway Volume One
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Train in vain?
It’s been a long time since the settlements of Pelsall and Brownhills had a passenger rail link. When I was a child in the seventies, I remember watching freight trains rumble down the line that ran through the town, carrying … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Express & Star, It makes me mad!, Just plain daft, Local politics, planning, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills railway, Brownhills station, Derelict, Express & Star, local blogs, Local History, Local politics, Pelsall, Pelsall Railway, Pelsall station, planning, Politics, Redevelopment, South Staffordshire railway, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall politics, Wlasall to Lichfield railway
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