Saltley railway station
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 | |
Location | |
Place | Saltley |
Area | Birmingham |
Coordinates | 52.4934°N 1.8641°W |
Grid reference | SP093883 |
Operations | |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1 October 1854 | Opened[1] |
4 March 1968 | Closed[2] |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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]
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Motive Power Depot
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Saltley 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
- "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.
- Griffiths, Roger (1999). Directory of British Engine Sheds: 1. Oxford Publishing. p. 160. ISBN 0-86093-542-6. OCLC 59458015.