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A walk on the bed of the Harborne railway branch in Birmingham, July 2021. This is the bridge that carries Selwyn Road, with access to the bed from Summerfield Park. Of several bridges over the line, this is the only one that has any kind of impediment. Rotton Park Road station was only a few hundred yards beyond here, with Icknield Port Road station at the far side the park, perhaps half a mile away behind the camera. From here the path follows the railway for around two miles and across Park Hill Road viaduct, where it ends at the housing estate that now occupies the former station area. The Harborne Railway opened to traffic on 10 August 1874, but was soon in financial trouble and into the hands of the Receiver, where it stayed for twenty years. Prospects improved later and at one time traffic justified up to 29 trains each way a day. It was not to last, and the spread of buses to supplement trams post World War 1 took away much of its patronage, with resulting closure to passengers on 26 November 1934. Freight continued for much longer and abandonment followed a railtour on 4 November 1963. On this day, the tree shade of the cuttings gave a welcome respite as temperatures climbed above 30C. |
| Date | Taken on 20 July 2021, 12:48 |
| Source | Harborne Railway Walk 200721 3483 |
| Author | Richard Szwejkowski |
| Flickr tags | old railway, bridge, trackbed, railway trackbed, closed railway, railway walk, harborne railway, harborne line |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Richard Szwejkowski at https://flickr.com/photos/68112440@N07/51350007093. It was reviewed on 4 August 2021 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
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