RUBERY & FRANKLEY RAILWAY

PHOTOGRAPHIC SELECTION (PAGE ONE OF THREE)

There is plenty of evidence that shows clearly the course of the Rubery & Frankley Railway although there has been considerable redevelopment at the Rubery end. In 2002/3 the MIAC visited the site of the railway to photograph and record details of this evidence. A selection of photographs showing some of the more important relics are shown on thess pages.

This photograph is taken from the former Holly Hill quarry looking south towards the three blocks of flats that have been built opposite to the former Rubery Hill quarry. The starting point for the Rubery & Frankley railway was Rubery station on the Halesowen Railway. The station was located just to the left of the two Travel West Midlands buses. (24th November 2002).

This photograph is taken from the site of the former Holly Hill quarry looking east towards the Hollymoor Hospital water tower (itself the terminus of a former railway). The road in the foreground is the new 'Arden Road' that bisects the quarry site. Beyond the open ground is a row of trees that are on the trackbed of the Rubery & Frankley Railway. This location is midway between Rubery station and the first level crossing at New Street. (24th November 2002).

This is the much rebuilt former crossing keeper's cottage at New Street, Rubery. It is called 'Rubery Crossing Cottage'. The Rubery & Frankley Railway ran behind the cottage and crossed New Street in front of the new houses that can be seen beyond the cottage. (24th November 2002).

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