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Bus Accident at the Custard Factory

Alex — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:45:00 +0000

Following on from the train derailment the other week it appears that the Custard Factory is becoming a bit of a Bermuda Triangle for public transport. Coming into work today, I saw the aftermath of this single-decker bus colliding with a row of raillings outside the Old Crown, just round the corner from the Factory.

At this point I’m unaware of if anyone was hurt – hope not. Looks like the bus must have been going at a bit of a rate to tear up that much railling though.

Train accident at the Custard Factory

Alex — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:03:00 +0000

Whoa! There’s been a derailment on the approach to Moor Street Birmingham, on the viaduct by the Custard Factory. As you can see from these pics, a freight train has tipped over and smashed the wall of the viaduct right by the offices…

Arrived at work this morning to see the police tape and a pile of rubble, then I looked up…

Here’s the view from one of the upstairs windows – yike!

The shiney metal pile of scrap in the bricks below is (or rather was) some poor soul’s car (thankfully, no-one was injured – it was about 6 in the morning apparently). So, if you’ve ever heard the expression ‘(it) hit me like a ton of bricks’ – that’s what it looks like.

More delays…

Alex — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:13:00 +0000

New Street… Old Problem

Alex — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:48:00 +0000

Another local story – this week it was announced that New Street Station was to (finally) get the funding from central government to go ahead with it’s redevelopment. Sadly, the scheme, whilst delivering a shiny new station with more space for passengers, won’t add any more room for the already over-capacity rail network using the station.

The Little Station that Could…

Alex — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:58:00 +0000