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Memorial at Sutton Coldfield station to the victims of the crash. Following this accident, lineside speed restriction signs were universally adopted; previously there had been no visual reminder to the driver of speed restrictions on many routes. The Inspector also suggested the use of speed recorders, as in France, but this was not adopted.
Andrew Mitchell, Member of parliament for Sutton Coldfield, who was involved in the scandal. "Plebgate" (also known as "Plodgate" [1] and "Gategate" [2] [3]) was a British political scandal which started in September 2012. The trigger was an altercation between Conservative MP and Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell and police officers on duty outside ...
Sutton Coldfield or the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield (/ ˌ s ʌ t ən ˈ k ɒ l d f i əl d / pronunciation ⓘ), [3] [4] is a town and civil parish in the city of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The town lies around 8 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, 9 miles south of Lichfield, 7 miles southwest of Tamworth, and 7 miles east of ...
It was founded as a daughter church of Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield. It was built to the designs of the architect Daniel Rollinson Hill and consecrated on 14 December 1835. [2] An unfortunate incident happened on Good Friday in 1850 when the congregation were overcome by fumes from the stoves used for warming the church. [3]
Leading end of diesel locomotive after withdrawal of carflat Loaded carflat, the Rear vehicle of the shunting movement. The express was a Birmingham Pullman service travelling from Birmingham Snow Hill to London Paddington, having departed at 1pm.
Authorities have identified the woman who burned to death after she was set on fire inside a New York City subway train as 57-year-old Debrina Kawam. At a news conference, New York City Mayor Eric ...
Members of a community have spoken of their shock after a man in Birmingham was killed when a tree fell on the car he was driving. Emergency services were called to Sutton Road in Erdington at ...
The Channel Tunnel is a 50.45 km (31.35 mi) long undersea railway tunnel linking Folkestone in the United Kingdom with Coquelles near Calais in northern France. [1] [2] A 4.8 m (16 ft) diameter service tunnel is positioned between two 7.6 m (25 ft) diameter running tunnels each with standard gauge rail track with an overhead line energised at 25 kV 50 Hz.