I remember the banana trains coming into Birmingham in the 1960s. At one time some went to Lawley St, but one company used the Top Yard at Curzon St across the road from the main depot, where the original L&B Goods Depot stood. As the bananas needed to be a bit green when they went to the market, those that were too ripe were dumped every few days. On a Friday lunchtime you could get a carrier bag full in exchange for a pint of Mild at the Railway pub in Curzon St.