LMS Route: Grand Junction Railway
LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Lichfield
LMS Route: Birmingham-Soho-Perry Barr-Birmingham

Aston Station: lnwra3631

A four-car Gloucester RC&W class 100 DMU draws to a halt on a down service to Walsall circa 1961-62. The steel catenary for the electrification of the route can just be seen at the end of the station. Overhead power meant that the distinctive canopies has to be cut back which, in parallel to the installation of new colour signalling, left the station looking very utilitarian. To the right on the building end is a poster for the Cinephore cinema, this stood on Bristol Road and specialised in "adult" films although as Geoff Dowling states. 'nothing that cannot be seen on television today'.

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