Monument Lane Station

LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton
LMS Route: Birmingham - Soho Road - Perry Barr - Birmingham
LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Harborne

Monument Lane station was opened by the LNWR on their New Street - Wolverhampton High Level 'Stour Valley' line in 1854 and, along with the passenger station, facilities were also provided for a sizeable goods yard and loco shed. The station is especially interesting as it was maintained after closure to passengers as a ticketing stop as New Street was classed as an 'open station' (access to it being a public right-of-way) and so no ticket control was provided there. Thus, stations immediately ringing New Street were used for boarding trains and inspecting and/or selling passengers tickets (Five Ways was also retained in this manner). Furthermore, the Harborne Railway joined the LNWR line at Harborne Junction just along the line from this station and its trains used to stop here on their way to New Street thus it was an 'honorary' fifth station on the Harborne Railway before its destination at New Street. The station closed in 1958.

Andy Doherty

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Ref: lnwrml2230 PB Whitehouse Ex-LNWR 2-4-2T No 46757 stands at the down platform waiting to take forward the SLS special to Harborne

Ref: lnwrml2193 DJ Norton Ex-LMS 4-6-0 5MT No 44914 is seen on the up goods line as it passes the carriage sidings on 27th June 1955

Ref: lnwrml2193a DJ Norton Close up of Monument Lane carriage sidings and shed with a mixture of locomotives marshalling the stock

Ref: lnwrml2194 D Powell An unidentified ex-LNWR 3P 4-6-2T locomotive marshalls stock in Monument Lane carriage sidings circa 1929

Ref: lnwrml2188 Milepost 92½ Looking towards Birmingham New Street with the main lines on the left and Monument Lane goods yard on the right

Ref: lnwrml2188a Milepost 92½ Close up showing the track layout and the different types of buildings employed at Monument Lane goods yard

Ref: lnwrml2229 D Powell A 1929 view of the 'Dutch' barn erected in Donald Powell's newly opened timber yard located in Cope Street

Ref: lnwrml2225 DJ Norton An unidentified ex-LMS 5MT 4-6-0 locomotive approaches Monument Lane station on a down express service

Ref: lnwrml2225a DJ Norton Close up showing a shunter signalling inside Monument Lane goods depot viewed from the elevated signal cabin

Ref: lnwrml2186 RH Bleasdale LNWR 2-4-0T No 2250 runs bunker first at the head of a local passenger service to New Street station circa 1877

Ref: lnwrml1511 RS Carpenter LMS 4P 4-4-0 Compound No 1113 runs through the station at speed at the head of an up express service

Ref: lnwrml1508 Joe Moss Ex-LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T No 42267 is working an empty stock trip having just left New Street's north tunnel in 1951

Ref: lnwrml1507 P Shoesmith Looking towards Birmingham New Street as an unidentified ex-LMS 4-6-0 5MT passes Monument Lane goods yard

Ref: lnwrml1515 PJ Shoesmith British Railways built 4-6-0 'Black 5' No 44716 is seen leaving New Street north tunnel in March 1961

Ref: lnwrml2226 DJ Norton Ex-LMS 6P 4-6-0 'Rebuilt Royal Scot' No 46155 'The Lancer' is seen approaching Monument Lane station

Ref: lnwrml2227 DJ Norton View of ex-MR 2F 0-6-0 No 58178 is seen shunting in Monument Lane New Wharf sidings on 27th July 1954

Ref: lnwrml2228 HC Casserley Ex-LMS 3P 2-6-2T No M49 leaves Monument Lane with a local passenger service to New Street on 21st May 1948

Ref: lnwrml2228a HC Casserley Close up showing Monument Lane's extra tall signal cabin and the front elevation of the station building

Ref: monument_lane_map Andy Doherty Location map showing the juxtaposition of the station to the canal and with Cope Street and Monument Lane