In the early 1950s ?Grange? 4-6-0 No.6853 'Morehampton Grange', a long-time resident of Tyseley shed, rolls into Lye station Junction displaying express headcode lamps and heading for Stourbridge. In the distance is Lye Signal Box, used to control both the once busy sidings whose large goods shed is screened by the train, and the junction for the short goods branch to Hayes Lane which served three brickworks and a colliery until closure in 1964. The footbridge has been partially replaced using pre-cast steps and banisters, the original cast iron and lattice span being retained. On the Up platform a porter waits for the next train having already positioned his trolley ready for the expected mail. Sundries traffic was a healthy source of revenue for the former GWR lines in the West Midlands and is demonstrated by the tin bath awaiting onward shipment. It is a reminder that the railways were then a 'common carrier' legally required to accept any parcels irrespective of size for shipment throughout the country.