31417 and 31551, both in the very bland, all over grey livery, climb past Birmingham City football club (soccer) ground "St Andrews" with a loaded ballast train.

A class 150 unit with a service for Dorridge emerges from Moor Street tunnel into the June sunshine,and prepares to stop at the station.

An 8 car DMU catches the glint of the setting sun, as it passes Tyseley carriage sigings on a late evening Birmingham Snow Hill to Leamington Spa service.

LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 45407 sits with its support coach at the North end of Birmingham International station. It is about to take"THE XMAS CHESTER CHUFFER" railtour from Birmingham Internation... (more)

It is just before 11pm at Tyseley shops, known locally as the factory. Ageing DMMUs mix with the newer sprinter units.

304013 forms a Birmingham New St circular, football extra, to drop off fans at Witton for the Aston Villa ground at Villa Park. The Railway Inn pub,which stood in the middle of a triangle of rail ... (more)

Experimental use of HST power car,43014, to test push-pull with class 86 A/C locos, for forthcoming 82xxx DVT operations. Here 86240 propels the 0926 Wolverhampton to London Euston out of Birmingh... (more)

31409 heads a short ballast train at Tyseley. This, being a Sunday, finds the carriage sidings well stocked with DMUs.

66 050 runs past washwood Heath in the centre of Birmingham with 6V92 Corby to Margam empty steel

The M6 moterway can be seen in the back ground as 66 516 runs past Washwood Heath on the slow line with 4L72 Crewe to Lawley Street

RFD class 47s 47285 and 47365 await departure from the Longbridge car factory with trains of cars for export.

A couple of car (auto) carrying wagons have derailed during a shunting accident at the east end of Washwood Heath yard.

Brand new HST power cars 43153 and 43156 are seen at Saltley on a test run from Derby.

RFD locos 47125+47290 climb out of washwood Heath yard with a train of auto body panels for the Rover car factory at Longbridge. These locos were fitted with multiple working late in their careers... (more)

A Mark 3 DVT is at the rear of a London Euston to Wolverhampton service. Seen from the cab of English Electric 37227 at birmingham New Street, on a ballast train for Northfield.