GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Birmingham Snow Hill Station: gwrbsh1172

View of Snow Hill station's South Signal Box as British Railways Standard Class 4 4-6-0 No 75026 enters the station on 2nd May 1959. The signal box was opened in 1913 with the rebuilding of the station and because of its location beyond the over bridge at the South end of Platform is rarely included in photographs of the station. Arriving at the head of the 2 10pm Paddington to Birkenhead express service No 75026 has piloted ex-GWR 4-6-0 No 6008 King James II from Leamington because of a speed restriction at the southern end of Snow Hill tunnel. Allocated to Tyseley for just a brief period prior to moving to Machynlleth shed in June 1959, No 75026 would be released at Snow Hill and work back to Leamington to assist later northbound services.

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