GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Birmingham Snow Hill Station: gwrbsh1685

A view of the reconstructed Snow Hill Station looking south from near Northwood Street Sidings. At this end of the station, glazed umbrella canopy roofing supported on a series of central columns was provided over each platform. Behind them the large wind screen of the main roof extends across all the platforms. Unable to purchase land on either side of the station the two main island platforms were 1,200 feet long, which allowed two trains to be accommodated at each platform. A scissors crossing in the middle allowed either train to depart first. Within each of the main island platforms were shorter bay platforms for suburban services from Wolverhampton and Stourbridge. There were no bay platforms at the southern end because local passenger services used the Moor Street terminus Station at the other end of Snow Hill Tunnel. In this photograph taken shortly after completion of the reconstruction a local train is waiting to depart from bay platform No 9.

Robert Ferris

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