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[Borin' Baggie]

If it has it's been the last couple of years nick, last time I went up there was when the old man was in Russells Hall athough it might have been something recently.

I'm sure it was knocked down this year, mate. Perhaps to make way for the tram extention into the town ? Either way it was a mess.

About time as well. And didn't know about the tram either, I take it they're running it up the disused trainline at the side of Trindle Road. That part of town holds good memories for me, my old man grew up in Bourne Street and always had a connection to the area. His funeral service was in the church up there. Shame the way it got run down, hopefully they're working to improve it all now by the sounds of it.

It's part of the much needed extension between Wednesbury and Brierley Hill. The Metro line carries on through the disused line, through Great Bridge, the southern part of Tipton and into Dudley on the track before running into the roads into Dudley town centre past the castle and then joining back onto the old railway track before moving onto new track to link it to Merry Hill. So the only bit of the disused track it won't use is, hilariously, the bit next to Trindle Road.

Long term plan is to link it run it through to Stourbridge and make a loop into Birmingham via Halesowen, Quinton, Hagley Road and Broad St but that's still at the drawing board.