martinT Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Has any one any idea of the location of this photo taken circa 1968 & I think in the Birmingham/Black Country area? (I was at University there 1966 - 69). It is at the beginning of a film so I have no history for it. The following negative, a view of the loco, shows it to be D8139. The next negative is of Barton Street Crossing SB in Glo'ster (& then the LMS stations at Stratford & Evesham) but my belief is they were taken on a different day. The timber yard inside a quite tight bend together with those irritating cables must help identify this location tho' no doubt it's completely different now. I've finally got round to scanning a lot of B&W negatives from the 1960s which I've never got round to printing so there have been some surprises but this is the most intractable one! (With hindsight I wish I'd taken more & saved up for a better camera!) Thanks Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nigb55009 Posted March 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2021 It reminds me of Old Hill near Dudley, coming off the Halesowen branch. I`ve seen a similar view on DVD, possibly Marsden Rail Birmingham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 hours ago, martinT said: .......' no doubt it's completely different now. .. Wherever it is you probably can't see anything for the trees .................. an' if you could you might only see more trees now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted March 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2021 The signal looks like a GW type, which may be of some help. Further evidence for Old Hill? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted March 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2021 Could it be the line into Halesowen basin, which I think was open for tube loads until 1967. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinT Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, nigb55009 said: It reminds me of Old Hill near Dudley, coming off the Halesowen branch. I`ve seen a similar view on DVD, possibly Marsden Rail Birmingham. 4 minutes ago, The Johnster said: The signal looks like a GW type, which may be of some help. Further evidence for Old Hill? Thanks both, funnily enough I spent much of this morning scanning old maps (on NLS website) looking for tight single line bends & came upon the Halesown branch junction at Old Hill. The maps indicate a brickworks on the inside of the bend. Of course I'd like to believe it to be there but I can't ever remember going to Old Hill (tho' I did go down the Halesowen branch on a railtour 2/3/68). I'll keep looking for other photos. Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nigb55009 Posted March 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2021 That`s the line I was thinking of. Didn`t trains used to be top and tailed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinT Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 26 minutes ago, Mark Forrest said: Could it be the line into Halesowen basin, which I think was open for tube loads until 1967. Thanks Mark, & those look like tube wagons. Cobb gives the closure date as 1969 - the same as the Halesowen branch itself Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted March 17, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) Old Hill, probably taken from the station footbridge. There was a sawmill on the inside of the curve and the signal is correct. Edited March 17, 2021 by TheSignalEngineer Fat finger syndrome Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinT Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 50 minutes ago, TheSignalEngineer said: Old Hill, probably taken from the station footbridge. There was a sawmill on the inside of the curve and the signal is correct. Thanks, the evidence you're all giving me makes the Old Hill curve certain - all I need to do how is remember when I visited & why! Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium keefer Posted March 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) Page at disused-stations: http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/o/old_hill/index.shtml The 1963 OS map on that page shows the line after being singled Edited March 17, 2021 by keefer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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