Saltley railway station
Disused railway station in Birmingham
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Saltley railway station was a railway station in Saltley, Birmingham, England, opened by the Midland Railway in 1854 and rebuilt in 1899.
Saltley | |||||
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1930s ticket from Saltley to Birmingham New Street | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Saltley, Birmingham England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52.4934°N 1.8641°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SP093883 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 October 1854 | Opened[1] | ||||
| 4 March 1968 | Closed[2][page needed] | ||||
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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]
Motive Power Depot
Saltley station was the site of a large roundhouse motive power depot established by the Midland Railway in 1868. This was doubled in size in 1876, by the addition of a second roundhouse, and a third was added in 1900.[4] The depot was re-roofed by British Railways in 1951, but closed on 6 March 1967 and was later demolished. The shed yard was used for stabling diesel locomotives until at least 1999.[4] Under the London Midland and Scottish Railway and British Railways Saltley had the shed code 21A. As a diesel stabling depot it was SY.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Birmingham New Street | Midland Railway Birmingham to Peterborough Line |
Bromford Bridge | ||
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