 The Midland Railway had been using Curzon Street and that company transferred its trains to the new station on 1 July 1854.On 14 November 1854 the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Dudley Railway opened for traffic.This was a rival scheme in GWR hands, and the S&BR, now amalgamated with the GWR, transferred its trains to the friendly line, which used the GWR stations in both Wolverhampton and Birmingham.