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The original London & Birmingham Railway Stechford station opened in December 1844 [1] with staggered platforms on either side of a level-crossing. In 1882, the level crossing became a bridge (Station Road) over the railway, the platforms were moved to the west (Birmingham) side of the bridge and a station building on the bridge became the entrance to both sets of platforms via steps.
The Stechford rail crash occurred on 28 February 1967 at Stechford railway station in the area of Stechford in Birmingham, England. [1] A class 24 locomotive like the one involved in the crash. A Class 24 diesel locomotive, fleet number D5002, [2] had arrived at Stechford sidings with a ballast train.
Adderley Park is served by one train per hour, to Birmingham New Street westbound where one train extends to Rugeley Trent Valley and to Birmingham International eastbound. A limited service operates beyond Birmingham International towards Coventry and Northampton mainly at peak times and the start/end of service.
Stechford's history is unclear. Its oldest components are Station Road (known as Stoney Lane since Norman times) and Flaxleye Farm, first referenced in 1218. The farm itself no longer remains, however there is a farmhouse at 143 Flaxley Road, although the oldest parts of the current building cannot be older than the 17th century.
February 28 – Stechford rail crash on British Rail at Stechford railway station in Birmingham: a diesel locomotive collides with a passenger train as a result of a shunting error, killing the driver and 8 passengers and injuring 16. [13]
Train times and station information for Shirley railway station (England) from National Rail Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Shirley railway station Railways of Warwickshire entry
Train times and station information for Tyseley railway station from National Rail "Tyseley Station –1906 Present". Rail Around Birmingham & the West Midlands. 11 June 2013. "Tyseley Station". WarwickshireRailways.com.
Coseley is served by West Midlands Trains using Class 350 and Class 730 Electric multiple units. [2] [3]The typical service pattern is as follows: Mondays to Saturdays: 3 trains per hour (tph) northbound to Wolverhampton, departing from Platform 2