LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton

LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Lichfield

LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Soho and Perry Barr

Curzon Street Goods Station: lnwrcs1500

A LNWR electric trolley being demonstrated on the loading deck at Curzon Street Goods Station in 1913. Above, attached to the roof, are destination signs as seen in image 'lnwrcs1280' but this time for local areas. Richard Foster records them as being Dudley, Albion, Wednesbury and Great Bridge which are all close together within the greater Birmingham area. The above trolley is being used to transport furniture which appears to have been wrapped in sacking with straw being used to provide padding or, on the legs, as direct protect. On the left is one of the many fixed position hydraulically operated cranes.

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