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Longbridge Station - platform 2
A terminating electric train from Birmingham is just arriving.
Image: © Peter Whatley
Taken: 22 Sep 2008
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Train departing Longbridge
A pair of class 323 Electric Multiple Units departing Longbridge with a Redditch - Four Oaks service.
Image: © David Robinson
Taken: 14 Sep 2022
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Class 323 at Longbridge
Class 323 Electric Multiple Unit No 323207 arrives at Longbridge station with a southbound cross-city service
Image: © Rob Newman
Taken: 3 Aug 2011
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Longbridge Station
Pre-electrification and at the start of cross-city line services, many of the stations to south of New Street were not even built. Remember Five Ways, University and Longbridge were all new stations (though Five Ways was a rebuild).
Looking at north platform from road, Longbridge station began services without any buildings. Longbridge was also the southern termination of the service at the time, extension to Redditch did not come until later. A 'siding' further south was used to hold trains awaiting next service north, so as not to block routes in either direction - there were other express services that did not always use the middle tracks.
Notice the double set of DMUs awaiting to depart from north platform - sets were often of mixed origin, and due to poor maintenance and age, often 'failed' at inconvenient points on the route, particularly approaching New Street, and would often require railway staff to 'uncouple' manually failed sections.
Ahhhh, passengers had much more fun in those days.....
Image: © Michael Westley
Taken: Unknown
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Don't you just hate it when that happens!
I had been visiting a friend & just missed the local train from Longbridge to Birmingham New St. Next one in about 10 minutes, trouble was I'd miss my connection & that would be an hours wait at New Street!
Image: © Row17
Taken: 16 Jun 2009
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Longbridge Station Railtrack Checking Gauge
Image: © Roy Hughes
Taken: 8 Dec 2014
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High Speed Train Leaving Longbridge
A Cross Country HST set [with power car 43378 visible] has just passed through Longbridge station on its way to Birmingham New Street station.
Image: © Rob Newman
Taken: 3 Aug 2011
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Longbridge Man
A sculpture at the Longbridge rail and bus interchange recalls the industrial history of the area, including the Longbridge car factory, which closed in 2005.
Image: © A J Paxton
Taken: 16 Sep 2023
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'The Genie of Industry'
The Genie of Industry, a sculpture near Longbridge Station on Longbridge Road by John McKenna. It was moved to its present position in 2014.
Image: © Philip Halling
Taken: 28 Oct 2018
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Detail of 'The Genie of Industry'
Detail of 'The Genie of Industry', a sculpture near Longbridge Station on Longbridge Road by John McKenna. It was moved to its present position in 2014.
Image: © Philip Halling
Taken: 28 Oct 2018
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