Birch Coppice
Not as it seems, part 1 - a tall and secure gate and fence like this are not what the dedicated railway walker wants to see - in this case, on Birch Coppice #4 pit line (see images 25983 and 25985). However, the former 'main line' from the MR at Kingsbury to Baxterley passes overhead. By scrambling up the embankment and down again, one can rejoin the trackbed on the far side of the fence. Our exploration of this line was fitted in after buying a plumbing fitting in the industrial estate adjacent to the freight terminal built on the site of Birch Coppice (#1) pit. We were quizzed by Security, but allowed to continue!
Location: Birch Coppice
Original line: Baddesley and Brich Coppice Collieries Branch (Midland Railway)
Photographer: Ken Strachan
Contact photographer: Ken Strachan
Date: 18/03/2009
Image number: 26813
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