THE HAWTHORNS GALLERY 2
[Source: Terry Callaghan]
Looking in the Wolverhampton direction, from a passing train, in October 1996. Services had been re-introduced to Old Hill the previous year and the former main line trackbed is being prepared for the Midland Metro lines.
Photo by Martin Potter  A BREL Class 150/1 150 010 is seen arriving at a busy platform 2 on 20 October 2007 these units have since been superseded by more modern Class 172. Photo by Alan Young 
Tram 11 of the Midlands Metro departs from the tram stop which now stands on the site of the main lines and acts as a handy interchange station for passengers from Wolverhampton who wish to travel in the Kidderminster direction.
Photo by Alan Young  Looking from the Halfords Lane overbridge on 5 November 2016 at the main portion of the station site. The extensive clearance of the site has meant no trace of the station remains. Photo by Terry Callaghan 
Looking along platform 1 in the Wolverhampton direction on 5 November 2016. This platform stands directly on the site of the former single platform. A Class 172 departs with a Kidderminster-bound service. Photo by Terry Callaghan 
Looking up towards Halfords Lane along the footpath which follows a similar course to that which provided access to the Birmingham-bound platform. Photo by Terry Callaghan
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Handsworth Junction signal box was a Great Western Railway type 7d design opened circa 1909 fitted with a 61 lever Great Western Railway 3-bar horizontal tappet frame, replacing a signal box dating from the early 1890s. The signal box was closed on 17th September 1972.
The disused exit from the footbridge seen in the late 1970s / early 1980s; the use of palisade fencing giving a rough clue to the date.
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