2008

SP0484 : Railway and canal near Birmingham University

taken 16 years ago, near to Edgbaston, Birmingham, England

Railway and canal near Birmingham University
Railway and canal near Birmingham University
The Worcester and Birmingham Canal was built in the mid 1790s here, and fully open to Worcester by 1815. The Midland Railway was opened here in 1876. The railway now brings in lines from Redditch and Worcester, running close to the canal all the way to the city centre.

The Class 323 electric multiple units were built by Hunslet TPL from 1992-93. Forty-three 3-car units were built for inner-suburban services around Birmingham and Manchester. These trains were the last vehicles to be built by the struggling manufacturer Hunslet before it collapsed. (Wiki)

The unit in the image is probably en route for Redditch, having come from Lichfield via Birmingham.

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Category: Railway
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Cross City Line - Birmingham Automatic Clusters: · Birmingham University [11] · Railway was Opened in 1876 [5] ·
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SP0484, 89 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 8 September, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 1 March, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 047 840 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:27.2663N 1:55.8970W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 047 840
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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