LANGLEY GREEN (grid reference SO 997883)

Langley Green (opened 1885) is the last station in Worcestershire before the Stourbridge to Birmingham line passes back through Staffordshire into Birmingham.

Buildings

The station has been totally rebuilt by Centro and now features this distinctive booking office and waiting area.

158795

Class 158 dmu No.158795 passes through Langley Green on the 09:42 from Great Malvern to Birmingham New Street. 400 yards behind the dmu is a level crossing at Station Street. This is the only reminder that the original station here (opened 1st April 1867 and called Oldbury & Langley Green) was situated at the level crossing.

Oldbury brnach

The Oldbury Railway built a branch line (opened 1st May 1885) that passed under this bridge from a platform face on the north side of Langley Green station. This line went to Albright & Wilson and on to a station and goods sidings at Oldbury.

To the east of the station there were sidings and a station at Rood End.

All photographs taken by Andrew Smith on 1st September 2001.

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