Saltley railway station was a railway station in Saltley, Birmingham, England, opened by the Midland Railway in 1854 and rebuilt in 1899.
Saltley | |
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1930s ticket from Saltley to Birmingham New Street | |
General information | |
Location | Saltley, Birmingham England |
Coordinates | 52°29′36″N 1°51′51″W / 52.4934°N 1.8641°W |
Grid reference | SP093883 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 October 1854 | Opened[1] |
4 March 1968 | Closed[2][page needed] |
Consisting of an island platform, it was on the line into Birmingham New Street from Water Orton. It closed to all traffic in 1968.[3][page needed]
Motive Power Depot
editSaltley station was the site of a large roundhouse motive power depot established by the Midland Railway in 1868. This was doubled in size in 1876, by the addition of a second roundhouse, and a third was added in 1900.[4] The depot was re-roofed by British Railways in 1951, but closed on 6 March 1967 and was later demolished. The shed yard was used for stabling diesel locomotives until at least 1999.[4] Under the London Midland and Scottish Railway and British Railways Saltley had the shed code 21A. As a diesel stabling depot it was SY.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Birmingham New Street | Midland Railway Birmingham to Peterborough Line |
Bromford Bridge |
References
edit- ^ "Station Name: Saltley". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens. ISBN 9781852605087. OCLC 832733511.
- ^ Pixton, B. (2005). Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route. Runpast Publishing. ISBN 9781870754637. OCLC 63136070.
- ^ a b Griffiths, Roger (1999). Directory of British Engine Sheds: 1. Oxford Publishing. p. 160. ISBN 0-86093-542-6. OCLC 59458015.