Birmingham New Street Station: lnwrbns_str1903

Looking along Hill Street towards the junction with Navigation Street whilst on the right beyond the tram stop is the entrance to Queens Drive in October 1949. Both of the trams, Route 37 on the left and Route 39 standing at the tram stop, travelled from the southern outskirts of Birmingham to the station. There are three tram lines seen in the photograph because the tram on route 39 is standing in a passing loop which allowed passengers to embark or disembark without delaying other trams. Whilst damage from the blitz caused the abandonment of tram services in other towns such as Coventry, Birmingham's tram services remained in operation until 1953.

back