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Train in vain?

Posted on August 2, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

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 →

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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 | 23 Comments
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