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LMS Route: Birmingham West Suburban Railway

Birmingham Central Goods Station: mrcgy491

View of the top floor of the Midland Railway's Central Goods Yard Warehouse and the method of shipping and storing goods

View of the top floor of the Midland Railway's Central Goods Yard Warehouse and the method of shipping and storing goods. The Central Goods facilities included a multi-storey building which acted for both goods in transit as well as providing a storage service for customers. The sacks shown above stacked in separate lots according to the customer. The need to document the arrival and departure of each load was essential and the clerks desk was sited adjacent to the crane used to lift goods from the floor to the exit on the ground floor (or vice-versa). Note the importance of the roof lights for creating a well lit working environment.

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