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For me; this is as important a part of the Birmingham cityscape as the Rotunda. Iconic.  Edwin Lowe Ltd: Bearing Housing Cartridges For Your Idlers In The 21st Century.  Don't try to work out what it means.  No-one knows.  No-one ever will.  Established 1915. They've been doing it since the early 20th century; quietly bearing housing cartridges for your idlers.  Whenever I'm in Perry Barr, I pull into the car park, gaze at the sign, and simply weep.

I attended the Railway Stations Update meeting last Wednesday, and have summarised the content, with help from the Kings Heath Neighbourhood Forum. Opening timeline The new stations on the Camp Hill Line are expected to open to passengers in 2026.  No exact date has been fixed yet. Based on the meeting, the opening is likely between March 2026 and July 2026.  They emphasize that this uncertainty isn’t due to construction delays: the physical works (platforms, buildings etc.) are still on track to be finished by end of 2025 as previously announced.  The delay in announcing a date is largely due to the time needed for the “Entry into Service” process: testing, training, certification, and transfer of ownership to the operator.  An added complication is that West Midlands Trains’ ownership is changing to public ownership in February 2026, which overlaps with that handover/entry-into-service period.  Station & highway works status Kings Heath  • Most...