Disused Stations: Handsworth Station

[Source: Terry Callaghan]

Looking towards Wolverhampton along the down relief platform with Tyseley set 316 standing in the platform waiting to take walkers back to Birmingham New Street after they had completed the CENTRO walk from Snow Hill to Handsworth on 21 October 1990. Incidentally the tent provided refreshments to the walkers.
Photo by Martin Beddall

Looking towards Birmingham on 21 October 1990 along the down relief platform the platform surface is in relatively good condition having been partially cleared for the event.
Photo by Martin Beddall

The remains of the up main platform (Birmingham bound) on 21 October 1990.
Photo by Martin Beddall

Looking in the Birmingham direction on 30 January 2016 with a Midland Metro tram having just departed. The Queens Head flyover, which the tram is about to traverse, was constructed to allow heavy rail to serve the scrap yard which is now located on the site of the cement terminal and sees regular train loads despatched to Cardiff Tidal.
Photo by Robert Callaghan

Heavy and light rail systems co-exist at the site of the station today although on totally independent systems. Looking towards Wolverhampton from the approximate position of the up main platform on 30 January 2016; a Midland Metro tram approaches the stop with a London Midland Class 172 heading in the Snow Hill direction.
Photo by Terry Callaghan

Looking down the driveway which led from Booth Street up to the station forecourt.
Photo by Terry Callaghan

A section of wall was visible on the down relief platform site on 30 January 2016. Although we were unable to confirm if it was associated with the station it certainly lay within the railway boundary. Further investigation was taken up in December 2016 but sadly the wall had been demolished.
Photo by Robert Callaghan

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