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Warwickshire Railways: Railway Art
Philip Hawkins FGRA: ph13
Summer Saturday at Snow Hill - Philip Hawkins, Fellow of the
Guild Railway Artists
The death of Birmingham Snow Hill station was slow and
undignified. Main line services ceased in 1967 and local trains gradually
disappeared until the last single railcar left for Wolverhampton in 1972. This
painting beautifully portrays the station during the 1950's when Brummies would
travel in their thousands by train to enjoy their annual holidays by the
seaside. 'The Cornishman' headed by a 'Castle' class 4-6-0 No.5070 'Sir Daniel
Gooch' arrives to a packed platform 7. A 'Prairie' tank slides into platform 5
with a northbound local train.
Paintings and prints by Phil Hawkins can be seen at
www.quicksilverpublishing.co.uk or Phil's own website
www.philipdhawkins.co.uk.
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