LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton

LMS Route: Birmingham-Soho-Perry Barr-Birmingham

Winson Green Station: lnwrwg99

A general view of the outside of Winson Green station which was sited above the railway between the two sets of lines. The station building was constructed on three sides in brickwork whilst the rear elevation was constructed in timber. Its believed that this method of construction was adopted because it reduced both weight and costs. The front elevation sat on the steelwork used to support the bridge whilst the two sides stood on foundations buried beneath the platforms. The rear wall however was also suspended above the tracks and being constructed of timber required a much lighter steel support than if built in brick. The bus stop on the right was a typical Birmingham Transport design which, to the author who lived in Coventry, always helped to convey the impression of being in a foreign land.

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