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The Library of Birmingham is a public library in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the west side of the city centre at Centenary Square, beside the Birmingham Rep (to which it connects, and with which it shares some facilities) and Baskerville House. Upon opening on 3 September 2013, it replaced Birmingham Central Library. The library, which is estimated to have cost £188.8 million, is viewed by the Birmingham City Council as a flagship project for the city's redevelopment. It has been described as the largest public library in the United Kingdom, the largest public cultural space in Europe, and the largest regional library in Europe.
It was sad to see what was arguably the finest station in the country decline after loss of its mainline services.The remains of Wymans bookstall no further serve commuters and holidaymakers and the refreshment rooms brewed their last teas 4 years before
Soon after leaving Birmingham New Street, BR Sulzer Type 4 No. 45075 approaches Landor Street Junction with the 08.25 Taunton - Newcastle on 5th September 1981.
© David Rostance - All rights reserved.
Alexander Dennis Enviro 200, NXWM No. 2209 looks lonely parked at the back of Acocks Green garage on 23rd June 2018.
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The distinctive Birmingham city centre skyline forms a backdrop as a Virgin Class 390 'Pendolino' approaches Adderley Park with 1B17 1130 Birmingham New Street-London Euston on 14 September 2013. With up to three Virgin departures an hour plus a similar number of London Midland services there is now plenty of opportunity of travelling between the Capital and Second City. Copyright John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
Approaching Birmingham, AL station with building of downtown and the Morris Avenue in the front
Einfahrt in den Bahnhof Birmingham, AL mit den Gebäuden in der Innenstadt und im Vordergrund die Morris Avenue
Amtrak #19 'Crescent', New York City Penn Station, NY - New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, LA
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Amtrak Viewliner I
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The scene in October 1969 after Birmingham Daimler Fleetline tangled with a coach and then knocked a tree down before ending up in someones garden. The Fleetline was on the number 33 route and the collision happened in Waren Farm Road. The coach belonged to Marlebrook Coaches, I think the reg; was 677 DOF an EX Flights (Birmingham); AEC Relliance with Harrington Cavalier body.
Seen in the old Bull Ring Bus Station, Birmingham.
This bus, with its oil stained side panels, differing shades of red, and rickety grille fails to uphold the presentation standards that "The Red" was once renowned for.
Photo copyright the late I. Thomas.
1072 Western Glory waiting departure from Birmingham New Street with 1V18 the 1025 to London Paddington. 18th January 1975.
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Canals of Birmingham
Birmingham has 35 miles of canals, which is said to be more than Venice. They're enjoyed by walkers, cyclists, and narrowboat owners and they are a reminder of a unique industrial history.
During the Industrial Revolution the canals were busy waterways transporting coal, iron and other heavy goods. They played a crucial role in the development of Birmingham and the Black Country.
More than 100 miles of canals make up the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) today. Some of the major canals that meet in the city are the Grand Union Canal, Worcester and Birmingham Canal, Stourbridge Canal and Stratford Canal.
Most of the canals were built in the 1700s and 1800s and at its height the BCN had more than 170 miles of them. One of the first to be built was the Duke of Bridgewater's Canal. It carried the Duke's coal from inside the mines 15 miles to Manchester. It was finished in 1761 and most of the engineering work was planned and supervised by James Brindley. Brindley was a millwright by trade and one of the most notable engineers of the 18th century. He worked on six canal projects in the Midlands.
For 170 years the canal system was bustling with activity. Towards the end of the 19th century the tonnage of goods carried increased reaching 8 and a half million tonnes in 1898.
The Birmingham AirRail Link connects Birmingham International railway station with the adjacent airport. It runs along an elevated section approximately 2,000 ft in length, and powered by cables. On 1st August 2010 the two cars operating the system cross the elevated section, with that nearest camera approaching the terminus at the railway station. It opened in 2003 and replaced an earlier pioneering 'MAGLEV' system which was introduced in 1984, using the same elevated section. The 'MAGLEV' system was the first of it's kind in the world when introduced and lasted for eleven years before obsolescence and lack of spares forced it to close in 1995. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
Former Loveman's Department Store.
Loveman's of Alabama was a Birmingham, Alabama-based chain of department stores with locations across Alabama.
This image was rescued from a much larger one of the Walsall Trolleybus seen on the right of this cropped view.
It is a 1950 Guy Arab IV/Metro-Cammell - one with a 'tin'front which unfortunately I tended not to photograph in the late'60s. It is in Walsall Bus Station on 3/10/70.
Birmingham has shown a strong commitment to public sculpture in recent years, and though somewhat off-topic for this website, with its mostly Victorian and Edwardian sculpture concerns, an exception can be made for the modern figure sculpture in Victoria Square, and not far off at the end of Corporation Street. The Victoria Square remodelling at the beginning of the 1990s was surely one of the most convincing plans for a city square in recent years. The sculptural centerpiece of the Square is the group of works by Dhruva Mistry. The largest work is called The River, a reclining nude in the central fountain to the Square.