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David Baghurst kindly sent in the following photographs of Broom Station, which I have yet to visit for this site, showing it in a disused state in April 1982. Dave took the shots using a Zenith E 35mm camera and points out that some of the shots were a little dark but I think they are an excellent addition to the site and show great detail of this little country station on the Long-defunct Midland Railway line from Barnt Green down to Evesham. Accompanying notes are by David Baghurst.

Broom Junction station from Wixford looking towards Stratford and Evesham. The station was in use as a Warwickshire County Council Highways Depot at the time.

Broom Station - looking towards Alcester.

Another view of Broom looking towards Wixford and Alcester.

Broom Station looking towards Stratford and Evesham.

Broom looking towards Evesham.

Broom North Junction track bed to Stratford on the left and Evesham on the right. The signal box would have been on the very left of the picture and the turntable to the right.

Just on the other side of the bridge stood Broom East Junction Box. The left spur sweeps towards Broom West Junction box - this spur was added during the Second World War.

Track bed of the line between Bidford and Broom looking towards Bidford East Junction, just west of the Wixford to Bidford-on-Avon

The following shots show Coundon Road signal box which controls the level crossing on the aforesaid road, the other side of which is the site of Coundon Road station. The photos were sent by Darren Towler who is one of the signalmen at the box.

Coundon Road signals box, Coventry, near the site of the long-closed Coundon Road Station.

As per previous shot.

The following shots date from 1969 and are from a collection of slides taken by Dave Bathurst who is chairman of the Chasewater Railway. I offered to scan the slides into digital format for him and he kindly said I could use any I wanted on this site.

Aldridge station looking towards Streetly through Station Road bridge.

Aldridge looking towards Walsall from the mouth of Staion Road bridge.

This excellent shot is taken from Station Road bridge and shows the Brownhills branch curving off to the right and the long-demolished goods shed.

The Midland Railway goods shed on the Brownhills branch.S

Another shot of the goods shed on the Brownhills branch looking towards Brownhills.

The signal box controlling the junction and sidings at Aldridge.