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Jewellery Line Grand Opening

            The Jewellery Line, which connects Birmingham Snow Hill to the Stourbridge Extension at Galton Junction, formally opened on 24th September 1995. On that day a special steam-hauled train ran from Snow Hill, calling at all the new stations for a special opened ceremony at each. After calling at The Jewellery Quarter, the first new station out from Snow Hill, the five-coach special hauled by Severn Valley Railway-based BR Standard Class 4 Tank No. 80079, is seen accrelerating through roughly the site of the old Hockley station, which closed in 1972 along with the route from Wolverhampton Low Level to Snow Hill. The course of the line was kept closer of development as a contingency of a future re-openeing except for one piece of land at Hickley, roughly where the train is now passing, which was occupied by British Telecom, In the background is the distinctive landmark of the BT Tower. The strip of land running alongside the railway will be used by the Midland Metro. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved.
   

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Birmingham City / Lozells (show map)

Taken on: September 24, 1995

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Sets appears in: • The Jewellery Line & Stourbridge Extension • 1995

Groups appears in: • UK Steam • Steam in the UK more » • Railway Photographers • Rail UK: West Midlands County Railways • #UK Railtours & Footex's. « less

Camera: Epson PerfectionV700 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Epson PerfectionV700
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Photos 2.0
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