LMS: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth

Kingsbury Station: mrk1820

Close up of image 'mrk438' showing Kingsbury station's brick built waiting room situated on the down platform. Whilst small and basic in design, the structure is substantial unlike the timber waiting room built at Wilnecote. This is probably because the structure was original and built in 1839. The station staff obviously take pride in their station with white washed platform edgings, flower beds and window cills. Modellers might wish to note the rain gutter which runs across the gable end to a down pipe at the rear of the building. The porters barrow partly seen on the right and the porters trolley on the left indicates that there is in all probability a barrow crossing at the Birmingham end of the station to enable staff to cross the line.

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