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Kings Norton station:

LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham

Kings Norton Station was opened in 1849 some nine years after Birmingham and Gloucester Railway built its line to Camp Hill line. The station increased in importance when the Midland Railway opened the West Suburban Railway.

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A pre-quadrupling view of the station looking towards Birmingham with Pershore Road bridge in the distance
Ref: mrkn522 - Lens of Sutton
A pre-quadrupling view of the station looking towards Birmingham with Pershore Road bridge in the distance		 Close up of the structures on the up platform which were demolished by the time the line was quadrupled in the 1930s
Ref: mrkn522a - Lens of Sutton
Close up of the structures on the up platform which were demolished by the time the line was quadrupled in the 1930s		 Close up showing the main station building on the down platform built by the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway in 1849
Ref: mrkn522b - Lens of Sutton
Close up showing the main station building on the down platform built by the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway in 1849

An Edwardian view of the station taken from the down platform looking across to the up platform
Ref: mrkn531 - Postcard
An Edwardian view of the station taken from the down platform looking across to the up platform		 Close up of showing two of the three structures on the down platform
Ref: mrkn531a - Postcard
Close up of showing two of the three structures on the down platform		 Close up showing the up platform and the signals controlling the junction with the West Suburban Railway
Ref: mrkn531b - Postcard
Close up showing the up platform and the signals controlling the junction with the West Suburban Railway

A general view of the enlarged station showing the slow and fast up lines
Ref: mrkn523 - J Moss
A general view of the enlarged station showing the slow and fast up lines		 Close up showing the passenger waiting rooms provided for the up slow and fast lines to Birmingham
Ref: mrkn523a - J Moss
Close up showing the passenger waiting rooms provided for the up slow and fast lines to Birmingham		 Close up showing an unknown structure on the island platform
Ref: mrkn523b - J Moss
Close up showing an unknown structure on the island platform

Looking across the island platform towards the original station building built in 1849
Ref: mrkn524 - J Moss
Looking across the island platform towards the original station building built in 1849		 Close up showing the main station building and the early Victorian features of the building
Ref: mrkn524a - J Moss
Close up showing the main station building and the early Victorian features of the building		 Close up showing the Northfield end of the station and further illustrations of the architectural features of the building
Ref: mrkn524b - J Moss
Close up showing the Northfield end of the station and further illustrations of the architectural features of the building

Looking towards Northfield with the goods yard and its signal box in the distance
Ref: mrkn525 - DJ Norton
Looking towards Northfield with the goods yard and its signal box in the distance		 View of the approach to Kings Norton station taken from the goods yard signal box
Ref: mrkn526 - DJ Norton
View of the approach to Kings Norton station taken from the goods yard signal box		 Looking through the passenger foot bridge at the Northfield end of the station
Ref: mrkn527 - DJ Norton
Looking through the passenger foot bridge at the Northfield end of the station

Looking across the island platform from the up slow to the down slow where the main station building was sited
Ref: mrkn528 - DJ Norton
Looking across the island platform from the up slow to the down slow where the main station building was sited		 A two-car DMU stands in the up fast platform on its way from Redditch to New Street
Ref: mrkn529 - DJ Norton
A two-car DMU stands in the up fast platform on its way from Redditch to New Street		 View of a new footbridge being installed in 1926 at the Northfield end of Kings Norton station
Ref: mrkn530 - DJ Norton
View of a new footbridge being installed in 1926 at the Northfield end of Kings Norton station

MR 4-4-0 No 426 passes through the station on an up local train to New Street
Ref: mrkn277 - WL Good
MR 4-4-0 No 426 passes through the station on an up local train to New Street		 Close up showing a timber barrier across the platform with milk churns in front
Ref: mrkn277a - WL Good
Close up showing a timber barrier across the platform with milk churns in front		 MR 4-4-0 No 426 passes under the passenger footbridge
Ref: mrkn277b - WL Good
MR 4-4-0 No 426 passes under the passenger footbridge

Close up showing a man working on a gas lamp and a book stall on the up platform
Ref: mrkn277c - WL Good
Close up showing a man working on a gas lamp and a book stall on the up platform		 MR 4-4-0 No 450 passes under Pershore Road bridge as it enters Kings Norton station
Ref: mrknpreg283 - WL Good
MR 4-4-0 No 450 passes under Pershore Road bridge as it enters Kings Norton station		 Close up showing the elevated signal box controlling the north end of the station and the junction
Ref: mrknpreg283 - WL Good
Close up showing the elevated signal box controlling the north end of the station and the junction

Looking towards Camp Hill as MR 4-4-0 No 508 enters the station on a through express
Ref: mrknpreg286 - WL Good
Looking towards Camp Hill as MR 4-4-0 No 508 enters the station on a through express		 LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1077 with the fireman rearranging the coal
Ref: mrknlms208 - WL Good
LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1077 with the fireman rearranging the coal		 Ex-MR 0-6-2T "Flatiron" No 2027 prior to quadrupling the station
Ref: mrknlms210 - WL Good
Ex-MR 0-6-2T "Flatiron" No 2027 prior to quadrupling the station

MR 4-4-0 No 518 stands in the station at the head of an up train
Ref: mrknpreg290 - WL Good
MR 4-4-0 No 518 stands in the station at the head of an up train		 LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1029 at the head of a train with safety valves lifting
Ref: mrknpreg240 - WL Good
LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1029 at the head of a train with safety valves lifting		 MR 0-6-0 No 3726 stands "wrong road" on a local passenger train
Ref: mrknpreg250 - WL Good
MR 0-6-0 No 3726 stands "wrong road" on a local passenger train

MR 0-6-0 No 3842, bearing a number 3 shed plate, brings a train of mineral wagons on to the up line
Ref: mrknpreg251 - WL Good
MR 0-6-0 No 3842, bearing a number 3 shed plate, brings a train of mineral wagons on to the up line		 MR 0-6-0 No 3673 is seen at the head of a train of close-coupled suburban coaching stock
Ref: mrknpreg256 - WL Good
MR 0-6-0 No 3673 is seen at the head of a train of close-coupled suburban coaching stock		 MR 0-6-0 No 2825 is seen at the head of a long down train of coal wagons as it enters the station
Ref: mrknpreg257 - WL Good
MR 0-6-0 No 2825 is seen at the head of a long down train of coal wagons as it enters the station

LMS railway photo
Ref: mrknpreg268 - WL Good
MR 4-4-0 No 323 on a local train in station		 MR 4-4-0 No 328 sports the train reporting number 82 on its smokebox door
Ref: mrknpreg269 - WL Good
MR 4-4-0 No 328 sports the train reporting number 82 on its smokebox door		 The driver of LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1027 poses for the camera
Ref: mrknlms201 - WL Good
The driver of LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1027 poses for the camera

LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1024 readies to depart from Kings Norton station
Ref: mrknlms198 - WL Good
LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1024 readies to depart from Kings Norton station		 LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" stands at the station with a local passenger train
Ref: mrknlms199 - WL Good
LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" stands at the station with a local passenger train		 LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1031 with a four-wheel horse box immediately behind the tender
Ref: mrknlms203 - WL Good
LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1031 with a four-wheel horse box immediately behind the tender

LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1050 at the station
Ref: mrknlms204 - WL Good
LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1050 at the station		 LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1057 is seen as it pauses at the station
Ref: mrknlms205 - WL Good
LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1057 is seen as it pauses at the station		 LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1077 heads an up train past the goods yard
Ref: mrknlms207 - WL Good
LMS 4-4-0 "Compound" No 1077 heads an up train past the goods yard

LMS railway photo
Ref: kings_norton_map - A Doherty
Location of Kings Norton Station