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Memorabilia

The items shown below are part of my personal collection of railway memorabilia. Some of them are useful resources for studying the area's railways and others are just more of a fascinating read. As I'm sure you will appreciate, it is not possible for me to publish on this site the full contents of each item - although I'm sure that would be of interest - so I propose that if there is anything of specific interest, please let me know and I will scan it and email it to you. If I can come up with any way to display the items in greater detail I will do so.


Bordesley Junction diagram

A Railway Clearing House diagram of Birmingham & Bordesley's central railway junctions depicting company ownership of each line.

Curzon St pay check

LNWR zinc paycheck no.557. Not in the greatest condition but an interesting relic nonetheless.

Birmingham Snow Hill platform ticket.

A sign of days gone by: platform tickets! This one from Birmingham Snow Hill in post-GWR days before its untimely closure and 1980s resurrection.

Jewellery Line promotional leaflet.

This 1995 leaflet promotes the opening of the Jubilee Line in Birmingham with information on the line and a map. Click on the image to read the entire leaflet.

One of my favourite items: a 3rd Class Windmill End to Longbridge return issued during BR days for 'Workmens Trains' that were the only passenger carrying services post-1919 between Halesowen and Longbridge serving the Austin Motor Company works.

Another interesting item is this LMS New St to Alcester ticket: mainly for the 'via Redditch' recognition of the days when the station was a through route.

A 1964 single Castle Bromwich - Birmingham New Street ticket: of particular interest due to the closure of the former station in 1968.

The rear of the Castle Bromwich ticket.

An undated Hampton in Arden - Lea Hall 2nd class single.

Rear of the Hampton in Arden ticket.

Of particular interest is this 2nd class single from 11/11/68 for Coleshill to Saltley. Coleshill (originally Forge Mills) closed in 1965 and Saltley in 1968.

Rear of the Coleshill ticket.

Another long-gone station, this undated 'Ocean Passenger' ticket including dockyard fees, covers the journey from Wolverhampton Low Level to Plymouth.

Rear of the Wolverhamptom Low Level ticket.

This interesting item is a LNWR parcel way bill dated '6th Jan 1886' for an item travelling for 6d from New Street to Chester Road.



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