Historic Railway Sites: Birmingham New Street - Aston

An annotated return journey from New Street to Aston, highlighting sites of railway historical interest. Further info and links below:

0:11 Curzon Street Station building (closed to passengers in 1854) comes into view.
0:19 A clearer view of Curzon Street Station building.
0:28 Site of former Royal Mail platforms/sidings.
0:47 Site of former Castle Cement sidings (now student accommodation).
1:07 Visible to the left is a heavily overgrown disused line that once served Castle Cement.
1:24 Disused lines that once connected with Duddeston Wagon Shops.
1:39 The derelict remains of Duddeston Wagon Shops (closed in 1993) as well as a disused island platform at Duddeston Station come in to view. Disused track is still in situ by the platform but is cut off from the main line in two places.
1:48 Rusting lines that once served Duddeston's disused island platform and the Wagon Shops.
2:42 Where the disused lines formerly connected to the main line.
3:20 The return journey to New St., offering a different view of the sights mentioned above.

Photographs:

Class 31 shunting at Duddeston Wagon Shops, 1984: http://tinyurl.com/duddeston001

Class 47 at Duddeston Wagon Shops, 1991:
http://tinyurl.com/duddeston002

A fascinating series of photos taken inside the derelict Duddeston sheds in 2011:
http://tinyurl.com/duddeston003

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Birmingham
• Cross-City Line
• Curzon Street Station
• Duddeston Station
• Duddeston Wagon Shops
• Duddeston Wagon Depot
• disused railways
• abandoned places
• Erdington
• Duddeston
• trains
• railways
• history
• UK
• 2011