LMS: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth

Kingsbury Station: mrk1120

View of Kingsbury station's main passenger facility which was located at the Birmingham end of the up platform. The limited station signage seen is in British Railway's London Midland Region's corporate livery of cream/straw lettering on a maroon background. Peter Smith of Kirtley Models writes 'The BR colour scheme reflected the most widely used LMS colours, red and cream. The cream was the standard BR shade used on all regions (except the North Eastern), and the red was a dark shade similar to the LMS colour. Cream was used on planking and the canopy valence, with the red on ironwork, framing, doors etc. as usual. The official BR specification from 1960 gives the colours as BS 381C 'Gulf Red' and 'Light Biscuit' in which case the red is brighter than the LMS shade. The paints dried very matt, though, which lessened the impact of this attractive livery. Poster boards & station signs were red with white lettering, including enamelled station signs on which the red was a darker shade'.

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