Solihull

Solihull (IPA: {{IPA|}}, or {{IPA|}}, or some combination of the two; occasionally {{IPA|}}) is a town in the West Midlands in England with a population of around 120,000. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located south-east of Birmingham. It is the largest town in, and headquarters of, the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. Residents of Solihull and those born in the town are referred to as Silhillians and past pupils of Solihull School are called Old Silhillians. The motto of Solihull is Urbs in Rure (the town in the country) although the late Headmaster of Tudor Grange Grammar School in Solihull, Mr A. R. Munday argued that it should more accurately be rendered as Urbs Rure - the word in not being required with the ablative case of Rure.

Transport

A number of main roads pass through Solihull including the Birmingham to Warwick Road and the Birmingham to Stratford Road. The M42 and the M40 both pass through Solihull and provide very rapid links to Oxford and London and to the rest of the motorway network surrounding the West Midlands.

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Warwick - Stratford - M42 - M40 - Oxford - London - West Midlands

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Solihull's main railway station is on the former Great Western Railway line from Birmingham Snow Hill station to London Marylebone station. In the first half of the 20th century, this railway line carried most of the express trains from the Midlands to the South west and South (Devon and Cornwall) Wales, including the Cornish Riviera Express and the Cambrian Coast Express pulled by the elegant and powerful Great Western Region King Class and Castle Class locomotives.

Related Topics:
Railway station - Great Western Railway - Snow Hill station - London - Marylebone station - Express train - Devon - Cornwall - Wales - Cornish Riviera Express - Cambrian Coast Express - Great Western Region - King Class - Castle Class - Locomotive

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Express train services to Solihull are now run by Chiltern Railways and local services by Central Trains.

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Chiltern Railways - Central Trains

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The Grand Union Canal passes across Solihull, coming within a mile of the town centre and linking the town to the River Thames in London.

Related Topics:
Grand Union Canal - River Thames - London

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