The reopening of a former railway line in south Birmingham moved a step closer after a local passenger train travelled the route for the first time in nearly 80 years. The Camp Hill line has been closed to passengers since 1941 but plans, drawn up by West Midlands Mayor Andy Street, are in place to open the line up again with new stations at Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell.
And these plans moved a step closer this morning when a West Midlands Railway (WMR) train, carrying the Mayor, WMR’s customer experience director Jonny Wiseman and other representatives from across the rail industry, travelled along the line. The train followed the route of what would be the re-opened line, pausing at the Moseley, Kings Heath, and Hazelwell sites before arriving into Kings Norton – and later returning to Birmingham New Street. The purpose of this inspection train was to explore how new passenger services on the Camp Hill line would work.