LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton LMS Route: Nuneaton to
Leamington
Coventry Station: lnwrcov574
View of the part of the booking hall showing display
cabinets, fares to local stations and map of 1950s Coventry. The Platform
ticket machine was introduced by British Railways and tickets initially cost 1D
(one old penny). The railway used chalked messages on blackboards to promote
excursions and information on fares. The board on the left reads "FOR SPEED
COMFORT & CHEAP TRAVEL BIRMINGHAM 3/0 (Three shillings [15 new pence]) ANY
TIME, TRAIN OR DAY".
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