GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Birmingham Snow Hill Station: gwrbsh77

Looking North from the tunnel entrance during the Snow Hill station reconstruction work, as an unidentified Great Western Railway 2-6-2T suburban prairie locomotive stands at the head of a local up passenger train in 1908. On the platforms temporary roofing has been provided to protect passengers from inclement weather during construction, whilst in the background the moveable girder stage complete with the crane, straddles the main lines and platforms. From this special stage high above the normal station operations, the contractors erected the new roof framework, while the stage floor provided protection for the public and traffic below. In the foreground above the photographer is the girder supporting the floor of the new booking offices.

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