Saltley railway station

Coordinates: 52°29′36″N 1°51′51″W / 52.4934°N 1.8641°W / 52.4934; -1.8641
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Saltley
1930s ticket from Saltley to Birmingham New Street
General information
LocationSaltley, Birmingham
England
Coordinates52°29′36″N 1°51′51″W / 52.4934°N 1.8641°W / 52.4934; -1.8641
Grid referenceSP093883
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1854 (1854-10-01)Opened[1]
4 March 1968 (1968-03-04)Closed[2][page needed]

Saltley railway station was a

railway station in Saltley, Birmingham, England, opened by the Midland Railway
in 1854 and rebuilt in 1899.

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][page needed]

Up freight approaching Saltley in 1962

Motive Power Depot

One of the roundhouses at Saltley in 1946
Class 4F outside one of the roundhouses at Saltley in 1946
Saltley depot in 1984

Saltley station was the site of a large

British Railways Saltley had the shed code
21A. As a diesel stabling depot it was SY.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Birmingham New Street  
Birmingham to Peterborough Line
  Bromford Bridge

References

  1. ^ "Station Name: Saltley". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. OCLC 832733511
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