Birmingham New Street Station: lnwrbns_str1869a

Close up of image 'lnwrbns_str1869' showing the wagons being used on the remaining construction work which was still being undertaken a few months after the station had been opened for traffic. The LNWR wagons were carrying bricks and spoil and were marked on their sides for the benefit of the illiterate work force with a diamond. The roof was built by using a bow girder to carry the very heavy weight of the glazed panels. In all after the extension was built the station covered 14½ acres double the size of the original and of which 8 acres were glazed.

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