Blackwell | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Blackwell England |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Birmingham and Gloucester Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 5 Jun 1841 | Opened |
| 18 Apr 1966 | Closed [1] |
Blackwell railway station was a railway station serving Blackwell in the English county of Worcestershire.
It was opened by the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway in 1841, a year after the line opened. In 1846, it became part of the Midland Railway, which had been formed two years before. [2]
It was situated at the top and Northern end of the steepest part of the Lickey Incline and, slightly to the North, were the sidings where the banking engines would drop back from their trains and reverse, ready to return to Bromsgrove. In addition, trains travelling Southwards (downhill) would be brought to a stand at the head of the incline for a brake test, including, until 1941, passenger trains. In the days before through braking of goods trains, wagon brakes would have to be pinned down. Even later, when vacuum braking had been introduced, most trains would only be partly fitted and, often, a banking engine would have to lead the train to provide extra braking.
There were two platforms, that on the down (Southward) [3] line being exceedingly long - much longer than that on the upside. Access to it was by a barrow crossing to the South, there being no footbridge. There were short goods sidings for each line running into bay platforms, with an extra one on the upside. The entrance and booking hall were on the up platform, with a small waiting room on the other side. Construction was of typical Midland Railway brick-built design, with wooden awnings.
At grouping, in 1923, it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The station closed in 1966. Although a few railway cottages still exist, the station itself has disappeared.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromsgrove | Birmingham and Gloucester Railway | Barnt Green |
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