LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth

Tamworth High Level Station: mrthl4122

Close up of image 'lnwr_tam4122' showing the rear of the Up platform of the Midland Railway's station, now known as Tamworth High Level after being taken over by the LMS in 1923 some five years previous to this photograph being taken. Things of interest and rarely mentioned is the turntable at the rear of the Midland Signal Box. Transfer between the two railways obviously made full use of the sidings seen to the rear of the ex-LNWR station's Up platform on which an open wagon, two tank wagons, a cattle wagon and a brakevan are stabled. On the curve on the left (the West Chord) a Platelayers' hut can be seen opposite what appears to be storage bins, some might be sand others coal.

Britain from Above - EPW024629

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