Birmingham Moor Street Station - A Century of Enterprise by Ian Baxter and Richard Harper documents the story of Birmingham's fourth station (after Curzon Street, New Street and Snow Hill) over the past 101 years.
As a non-Brummie, I found it fascinating: the City around the station has changed so much and the photographs in the book illustrate this time and again.
For the rail user, the story is told, simply and effectively, of how the station was built, boomed, died and has returned to become a key point in the city's transport infrastructure.
For the rail historian, there is a wealth of detail on how Moor Street served as the goods depot for the adjoining wholesale markets.
Highly recommended!
Contact details for the publisher: krm@krm.org.uk Phone number: 01562 825316. If you want a copy posting to you it is £19.95 (not charging postage).
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