GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Birmingham Snow Hill Station: gwrbsh73a

Close up of image 'gwrbsh73' showing the middle portion of Platform 7 and the steps of the subway leading to the platforms on the up side of the station. The Great Western platform signs have been replaced by British Railway's own corporate signage although each region had its own colour variation which for the GWR was white lettering on a brown background. British Railways was formed in 1948 and was divided into geographical regions loosely based on the pre-war Big Four company areas although Scotland became a region on its own and the former LNER area was divided into North Eastern and Eastern Regions. The regions each had their own colour, normally associated with the enamelled metal station signs which were introduced in about 1952. The regional colours were: Midland Region - Maroon; Scottish Region - Light blue; North Eastern Region - Tangerine; Eastern Region - Light Green; Southern Region - Dark Green and the Western Region - Brown although they did try Black as an experiment for Western Region signs.

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