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The canal branch to Stourbridge Town was built in the 18th century and ended in a basin west of Amblecote High Street (the A491 road) which mainly served the ironworks of John Bradley. In the 1830s a short extension to the canal was built under the roadway to serve the ironworks of Foster and Orme east of High Street.[1]
Construction of the Stourbridge Branch Line by the Great Western Railway was authorised by an Act of Parliament on 30 June 1874.[2] The branch opened for passenger traffic to Stourbridge Town railway station in 1879. The last 700 yards (640 m) of the line continued via bridges over Foster Street and Birmingham Street to a terminus at the basin east of Lower High Street where a large goods yard was constructed and where goods could be interchanged with the terminus of the Stourbridge Canal. This section, which was used for goods traffic only, opened on 1 January 1880. The GWR branch line itself ended at a level crossing in High Street over which a short private siding continued to Bradley & Co's ironworks.[3]
In 1895 the GWR acquired the former Mersey Wheel and Axle Works located next to the canal, with the two-storey building being converted into a freight handling and storage facility. By the 1920s the Amblecote Goods Depot could handle more than 230 four-wheeled wagons.[4]
Closureedit
By 1963 a number of sidings had closed including those of Turner & Co, the gas works, and the private siding for Bradley & Co. British Rail announced in 1964 that the Amblecote Goods Depot and Stourbridge Town station were to close under the Beeching Axe. Although they were subsequently delisted, the Goods Depot and branch were nevertheless closed in 1965. The last freight train left the yard on 30 April 1965 and all work there ended on 5 July. Lifting of the track began in September of that year and was completed by October 1967. The bridge over Foster Street was demolished in September 1967, permanently severing the link,[5] with the Birmingham Street bridge also being demolished
The interchange area, including the portion of the canal east of High Street, was then redeveloped as an industrial estate.
A further stretch of line was closed, when Stourbridge Town station was moved back some yards. A bus station was built on the land thus recovered.
The rest of the line survives to this day at the urban railhead.
stourbridge, basin, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, citations, additional, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, ap. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Stourbridge Basin news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2023 Stourbridge Basin was a canal basin at Amblecote Stourbridge West Midlands England It lay at the end of the Stourbridge Town Arm a short canal branch which connected to the Stourbridge Canal at Wordsley Junction The basin was also the site of the Amblecote Goods Depot at the terminus of the Stourbridge Branch Line Stourbridge BasinGeneral informationLocationStourbridge DudleyEnglandGrid referenceSO900848Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryPre groupingGreat Western RailwayPost groupingGreat Western RailwayBritish RailKey dates1879Opened1967AxedvteStourbridge Town branch lineLegendStourbridge CanalStourbridge BasinFoster StreetStourbridge TownParkfield RoadJunction RoadB ham to Worcester via Kidderminster lineto BirminghamBrook Roadconnection only forempty stock workingsStourbridge JunctionB ham to Worcester via Kidderminster lineto Worcester via Kidderminster Contents 1 Construction and expansion 2 Closure 3 References 4 External linksConstruction and expansion editThe canal branch to Stourbridge Town was built in the 18th century and ended in a basin west of Amblecote High Street the A491 road which mainly served the ironworks of John Bradley In the 1830s a short extension to the canal was built under the roadway to serve the ironworks of Foster and Orme east of High Street 1 Construction of the Stourbridge Branch Line by the Great Western Railway was authorised by an Act of Parliament on 30 June 1874 2 The branch opened for passenger traffic to Stourbridge Town railway station in 1879 The last 700 yards 640 m of the line continued via bridges over Foster Street and Birmingham Street to a terminus at the basin east of Lower High Street where a large goods yard was constructed and where goods could be interchanged with the terminus of the Stourbridge Canal This section which was used for goods traffic only opened on 1 January 1880 The GWR branch line itself ended at a level crossing in High Street over which a short private siding continued to Bradley amp Co s ironworks 3 In 1895 the GWR acquired the former Mersey Wheel and Axle Works located next to the canal with the two storey building being converted into a freight handling and storage facility By the 1920s the Amblecote Goods Depot could handle more than 230 four wheeled wagons 4 Closure editBy 1963 a number of sidings had closed including those of Turner amp Co the gas works and the private siding for Bradley amp Co British Rail announced in 1964 that the Amblecote Goods Depot and Stourbridge Town station were to close under the Beeching Axe Although they were subsequently delisted the Goods Depot and branch were nevertheless closed in 1965 The last freight train left the yard on 30 April 1965 and all work there ended on 5 July Lifting of the track began in September of that year and was completed by October 1967 The bridge over Foster Street was demolished in September 1967 permanently severing the link 5 with the Birmingham Street bridge also being demolishedThe interchange area including the portion of the canal east of High Street was then redeveloped as an industrial estate A further stretch of line was closed when Stourbridge Town station was moved back some yards A bus station was built on the land thus recovered The rest of the line survives to this day at the urban railhead nbsp United Kingdom portal nbsp Transport portalReferences edit Butcher 1998 p 21 Butcher 1998 p 24 Butcher 1998 p 26 Butcher 1998 p 26 Butcher 1998 p 27 Butcher Clive 1998 The Railways of Stourbridge Oakwood Press ISBN 0 85361 533 0 External links editRail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands Stourbridge Town railway station52 27 40 N 2 08 55 W 52 46105 N 2 14861 W 52 46105 2 14861 nbsp This United Kingdom canal related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stourbridge Basin amp oldid 1170287433, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
