INSET: CENTRAL BIRMINGHAM
ABBREVIATIONS ON THE MAPS
| AC | Aston Cross | MRD | Moseley Rd. Depot |
| AS | Albert St. | MS | Martineau St. |
| ASW | Aston Six Ways | NS | Navigation St. |
| BG | Bordesley Green | NSS | New Street Station |
| CHP | Cannon Hill Park | PMR | Pebble Mill Rd. |
| DE | Dale End | PR | Park Rd. |
| FR | Foundry Rd. | SH | Small Heath |
| GH | Gravelly Hill | SL | Steelhouse Lane |
| HS | Hill St. | SR | Station Rd. |
| MR | Moseley Rd. | SS | Station St. |
Chronology of major track abandonments 1930-1939 (with affected routes in parentheses)
- Bolton Rd. (22): 4 Feb. 1930
- Hagley Rd. - Bearwood (34): 9 Aug. 1930
- Stratford Rd. group of lines (4,17,44,45,18,21,58,82,83,89,91): 5 Jan. 1937
- Handsworth group of lines (23,24,26,27,28,73,74,75,76,77): 1 Apr. 1939
- Edmund St. - Dudley Rd. group of lines (29,30,31,55,80,85,86,87,88): 30 Sept. 1939
- Aston Six Ways - Witton (3): 11 Sept. 1939
TRAM ROUTES
Operator: Birmingham Corporation Tramways
| 1 | Steelhouse Lane - Aston Cross - Gravelly Hill - Stockland Green |
| 2 | Steelhouse Lane - Aston Cross - Gravelly Hill - Erdington (Chester Rd.) |
| 3X | Martineau St. - Aston Cross - Witton |
| 5 | Lozells - Aston Six Ways - Gravelly Hill |
| 6 | Martineau St. - Aston Six Ways - Perry Barr |
| 8 | Martineau St. - Coleshill St. - Saltley - Alum Rock |
| 9 | Martineau St. - Coleshill St. - Saltley - Ward End |
| 10 | Martineau St. - Coleshill St. - Saltley - Ward End - Washwood Heat Rd. |
| 11 | Albert St. - Fazeley St. - Bordesley Green |
| 12 | Albert St. - Deritend High St. - Coventry Rd. - Bordesley Green |
| 13 | Dale End - Deritend High St. - Coventry Rd. - Small Heath |
| 15 | Dale End - Deritend High St. - Coventry Rd. - Small Heath - Hay Mills - South Yardley |
| 32 | Edmund St. - Jewellery Quarter - Lodge Rd. - Foundry Rd. |
| 33 | Navigation St. - Bath Row - Icknield Port Rd. - Ladywood |
| 35 | Navigation St. - Bristol St. - Bristol Rd. - Selly Oak |
| 36 | Navigation St. - Bristol St. - Bristol Rd. - Pershore Rd. - Cotteridge |
| 37 | Navigation St. - Hurst St. - Sherlock St. - Cannon Hill Park |
| 38 | Hill St. - Hurst St. - Sherlock St. - Park Rd. - Moseley - Kings Heath |
| 39 | Hill St. - Hurst St. - Sherlock St. - Park Rd. - Moseley - Kings Heath - Alcester Lanes End |
| 40 | Hill St. - Hurst St. - Leopold St.. - Mosely Rd. - Moseley - Kings Heath |
| 41 | Navigation St. - Hurst St. - Leopold St.. - Mosely Rd. - Moseley Rd. Depot |
| 42 | Dale End - Bradford St. - Moseley Rd. - Moseley - Kings Heath - Alcester Lanes End |
| 43 | Dale End - Bradford St. - Moseley Rd. - Moseley - Station Rd. |
| 46 | Navigation St. - Bristol St. - Bristol Rd. - Pershore Rd. - Stirchley |
| 47 | Hill St. - Hurst St. - Leopold St.. - Mosely Rd. - Moseley - Station Rd. |
| 48 | Dale End - Bradford St. - Moseley Rd. - Moseley - Kings Heath |
| 49 | Hill St. - Hurst St. - Sherlock St. - Park Rd. |
| 50 | Dale End - Bradford St. - Moseley Rd. - - Moseley Rd. Depot |
| 51 | Hill St. - Hurst St. - Leopold St.. - Mosely Rd. - Moseley - Kings Heath - Alcester Lanes End |
| 52 | Hill St. - Hurst St. - Sherlock St. - Park Rd. - Moseley - Station Rd. |
| 53 | Navigation St. - Bristol St. - Bristol Rd. - Pershore Rd. - Ten Acres |
| 54 | Navigation St. - Bristol St. - Bristol Rd. - Pebble Mill Rd. |
| 56 | Dale End - Deritend High St. - Coventry Rd. - Small Heath - Hay Mills |
| 63 | Steelhouse Lane - Aston Cross - Gravelly Hill - Tyburn Rd. - Fort Dunlop |
| 64 | Steelhouse Lane - Aston Cross - Gravelly Hill - Erdington (High St.) |
| 65 | Hill St. - Hurst St. - Leopold St.. - Mosely Rd. - Moseley |
| 66 | Hill St. - Hurst St. - Sherlock St. - Park Rd. - Moseley |
| 67 | Dale End - Bradford St. - Moseley Rd. - Moseley |
| 69 | Navigation St. - Bristol St. - Bristol Rd. - North Field |
| 70 | Navigation St. - Bristol St. - Bristol Rd. - North Field - Longbridge - Rednal |
| 71 | Navigation St. - Bristol St. - Bristol Rd. - North Field - Longbridge - Rubery |
| 72 | Navigation St. - Bristol St. - Bristol Rd. - North Field - Longbridge |
| 78 | Steelhouse Lane - Aston Cross - Gravelly Hill - Stockland Green - Short Heath |
| 79 | Steelhouse Lane - Aston Cross - Gravelly Hill - Tyburn Rd. - Chester Rd. |
| 84 | Albert St. - Deritend High St. - Coventry Rd. - Bordesley Green - Stechford |
| 90 | Albert St. - Fazeley St. - Bordesley Green - Stechford |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Tramway: ? km.
HISTORY
Tramways
- Horse tramways: 20 May 1872 - 1907.
- Steam tramways: 1882 - 31 Dec. 1906.
- Cable tramways: 1888 - 1911.
- First-generation electric tramway: 4 Jan. 1904 - 4 July 1953.
- Revived tramway (Midland Metro): 31 May 1999 - today.
GAUGE
- Tramways (First-generation tramways): 1067 mm.
- Midland Metro: 1435 mm.
SOURCES
- Ballinger, M. "Midland Metro: 'One damn thing after another'" Light Rail & Modern Tramway, July 1995 (58: 691), p.208-210.
- Bett, W.H. & Gillham, J.C. Great British tramway networks. London: Light Railway Transport League, 1962.
- "Birmingham City transport tramway services" The Modern Tramway, Feb. 1946 (9: 97), p.15.
- Gilbert, C. "Memories of Birmingham's steam trams" Modern Tramway, Apr.-May 1965 (28: 328-329), p.117-127 and 162-170.
- Hewitt, P. & Moreno, A. "Birmingham's 'Big Bang'" Tramways & Urban Transit, July 2017 (80: 955), p.256-261.
- Hewitt, P. & Moreno, A. "Midland Metro to 2030" Tramways & Urban Transit, Sept. 2017 (80: 957), p.335-340.
- Jaques, P. (ed.) Camwell's Birmingham: One man's transport perspective. Droitwich: Birmingham Transport Historical Group, 2007.
- Pulling, N. "Systems Factfile No.189: West Midlands Metro, UK" Tramways & Urban Transit, July 2023 (86: 1027), p.73-277.
WIKIS
- Birmingham Corporation Tramways
- Transport for West Midlands
- Transport in Birmingham
- West Midlands Metro
WEB SITES
Thanks to Urs Mattmann (from London, England) for the information and photos he kindly sent me concerning the Birmingham system.
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