GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Acocks Green & South Yardley Station: gwrag17

Another Edwardian view of Acocks Green station from the Leamington end of the up platform looking towards Birmingham. Whilst the station opened from the outset in 1852 it was initially never considered to be a an intermediate station of note on the route and its buildings reflected this view. In their book 'Banbury to Birmingham', Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith state that this plain type of structure was similar to that seen at Hatton station. The station had no goods yard or siding such facilities being provided by Bordesley station two stops down the line or Solihull two stops towards Leamington.

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