Bournville Shed

LMS Route: Bournville to Birmingham New Street

Opened in 1876 on the Midland Railway's Birmingham and West Suburban Branch as 'Stirchley Street', the station became 'Stirchley Street and Bournville' in 1880 to be inline with the newly developed, and named, Bournville which was beginning to emerge through the work of George Cadbury who had opened his now famous chocolate factory on a greenfield site in 1879 and was buidling a housing estate for its workers: in 1888 it became 'Bournville and Sirchley Street' and finally 'Bournville' in 1904. Originally only a single-track station, the line was doubled in 1885 with a new southbound platform being built in a very tight space between the existing line and the Birmingham-Worcester canal hence the rather narrow plaform!

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Ref: mrb475 - D Johnson A panoramic view of the shed, mainline and goods yard looking towards Birmingham

Ref: mrb475a - D Johnson Close up showing the approach road to the roundhouses and the sidings storing wagons on the right

Ref: mrb475b - D Johnson Close up of ex-LMS 4-6-0 Jubilee No 45690 'Leander' at the head of a Bristol express

Ref: mrb479 - Leicester Library MR 2-4-0 No 124 and MR Spinner 4-2-2 (possibly No 123)

Ref: mrb480 - W Potter Looking towards the shed with the coal stage on the left and the water column to the front

Ref: mrb481 - WA Camwell Ex-LNWR 4-6-0 goods locomotives Nos 8723, 8786, 8820, 8832, 8841, 8842 and 8869 stand on shed

Ref: mrb485 - NE Preedy General view of the shed from the main line

Ref: mrb485a - NE Preedy A trio of ex-MR 2F 0-6-0s including ex-MR No 58143

Ref: mrb485b - NE Preedy The coaling, watering and disposal facilities at the shed

Ref: mrb482 - HC Casserley EX-MR Kirtley 0-6-0 2F No 2603 stands by the coaling stage

Ref: mrb483 - W Potter Ex-MR Kirtley 2F 0-6-0 No 22630 stands with LMS Stanier 4MT 2-6-4T No 2556

Ref: mrb484 - WL Good MR locomotives seen inside the shed are, from left to right, are Nos 18, 3536, 129, 2625 and 19

Ref: mrb486 - Leicester Library A variety of steam power including 4-4-0s, 0-6-0s and a 2-6-2T

Ref: mrb487 - D Johnson. Ex-MR 2F 0-6-0 Nos 22630 and 22846 on shed

Ref: mrb9 - WL Good Ex-MR 2P 4-4-0 No 369 stands alongside the coaling stage

Ref: mrb9a - WL Good Close up of the coaling stage adjacent to the track

Ref: mrb1a - WL Good A line of locomotive coal wagons standing on the embankment

Ref: mrb1 - WL Good Ex-MR 2F 0-6-0 No 22846 stands on shed fully coaled

Ref: mrb3 - WL Good Ex-MR 0-6-2T 3P 'Flatiron' No 2014 stands at the back of the shed

Ref: mrb4 - WL Good Ex-MR 0-6-2T 3P 'Flatiron' No 2015 stands in line outside the shed

Ref: mrb5 - WL Good Ex-MR 0-6-2T 3P 'Flatiron' No 2033 in line with other dead engines

Ref: mrb6 - WL Good Ex-MR 0-6-2T 3P 'Flatiron' No 2036 buffered up to the stops at the rear of the shed

Ref: mrb7 - WL Good Ex-MR 0-6-2T 3P 'Flatiron' No 2037 stands inside the shed

Ref: mrb12 - WL Good MR 3F 0-6-0 No 3454 at the rear of the shed

Ref: mrb11 - WL Good MR 0-6-0 2F No 3425 stands fully coaled outside the coaling stage

Ref: mrb11a - WL Good Close up to show the dress of a MR fireman in 1919

Ref: mrb13 - WL Good MR 0-6-0 3F No 3531 stands on shed and fully coaled

Ref: mrb15 - WL Good Ex-MR 0-6-0 outside curved framed No 22863 stands outside the shed

Ref: mrb14 - WL Good MR 2F 0-6-0 outside curved frame No 2627 stands outside the shed

Ref: mrb14a - WL Good Close up of the goods yard adjacent to the shed

Ref: mrb16 - WL Good MR 2-4-0 No 25 stands fully coaled adjacent to the loco coal wagons

Ref: mrb17 - WL Good Ex-MR 1P Kirtley 2-4-0 No 20002, now preserved as 158A, departs from the shed

Ref: mrb18 - WL Good Another view of ex-MR Kirtley 1P 2-4-0 No 20002 complete with full tender leaving the shed

Ref: mrb19 - WL Good Ex-MR 2P 4-4-0 No 365 heads a seven coach train near Bournville

Ref: mrb20 - WL Good LMS Stanier 3MT 2-6-2T No 91 stands outside the shed with crew on bufferbeam

Ref: mrb21 - WL Good Ex-LTSR 2P Tilbury Tank 4-4-2T No 2099 Hornsey Road stands inside the shed

Ref: mrb22 - WL Good Ex-LTSR 2P Tilbury Tank 4-4-2T No 2106 Victoria inside the shed

Ref: mrb10 - WL Good MR 1P 0-4-4T No 1327 stands outside the shed

Ref: mrb8 - WL Good MR 1F 0-6-0T half-cab stands inside the shed

Ref: bournville_map - A Doherty Location map of Bournville Station