This photo by David Bathurst
The final selection in the collection of photographs given the the Chasewater Railway Museum by the family of Arthur (Jim) Higgins. Thank you.
These 14 photos were taken in 2003 and cover the erection and cladding of the Heritage centre at Chasewater Railway.
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With Brownhills West Station up and running it was time to concentrate on the other end of the line, and Chasewater Heaths Station in particular.
This was also the time when I joined the Railway – the station walls were about knee high the first time I saw it!
I met Steve Organ to see what use I could be just as he was about to take a works train from Brownhills West to Chasewater Heaths with building materials and a large drum of water – there was no running water on site at that time, it was all taken by rail!
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Firstly, a round enamelled badge 1″ diameter. London & North Eastern Railway St Andrews Ambulance Association.
Another LNE item – an oval cast iron wagon or parcels van plate. Dukinfield 1927. Size: 6.5″x 4.375″
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Between September 2000 and September 2001 an enormous amount of work was done on the Chasewater Railway, from the old station being closed and demolished to make way for the M6 Toll Road to the new station being open for business!
Well done everyone involved, especially, as far as this blog is concerned, photographer Jim Higgins.
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Now that the new Brownhills West Station was pretty much finished on the outside, it was time for the plasterers, chippies and painters to get going on the inside!
Fortunately for us, Jim Higgins was there with his camera.
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Another 9 photos of the new station at Brownhills West.
A selection showing the building of the new station from scaffold to external completion.
But there’s still a fair bit to do inside! That’s for the next selection.
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The first three photos in this selection show what a mess was left when the old station came down. What to do about it – stick a motorway through it! It didn’t quite happen that way, more like – shift your railway so we can build a motorway!
The fourth photo shows a line put in to move the rolling stock from the old depot to the new one., as shown in the next two photos.
The final three show the beginings of the new Brownhills West station and yard.
Our thanks again to the family of Arthur (Jim) Higgins for giving this collection to the Chasewater Railway Museum.Old Brownhills West,New Brownhills West staion,
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The Museum has been given a collection of photographs of Chasewater Railway’s move from the old station to the new one and then on to Chasewater Heaths. The photos were taken by a Chasewater enthusiast, Mr Arthur (Jim) Higgins, and given to the Museum by his family.
They were taken over a period from September 2000 to 2003, which includes the building of the Heritage Centre.
This first selection shows the old Brownhills West Station, and its demise, taken between September 2000 and January 2001.
National Railway Museum version
Chasewater Railway versionAn almighty shower over Chasewater this afternoon, water pouring into the Heritage Centre under the roller-shutter door and into the museum itself. The museum staff, Rob on the squeegee and Barry and John with mops and buckets, succeeded where King Canute failed and turned back the tide!! These photos were taken after most of the drying out had taken place. None of the exhibits were affected.
Later, water was found to have got into the toilets in the station, more mopping,- where was Noah when we needed him?!
Chasewater Railway Museum 