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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Acocks Green & South Yardley Station: gwrag1063
Looking from the main island platform across to the relief
island platform showing another floral display on the platform. The railway
companies encouraged station staff to grow flowers and to keep their stations
tidy with regional and national competitions. In the main the cost was borne by
the staff themselves although the tendering of plants was often undertaken
during quieter periods. The platform numbering at Acocks Green reflected both
the direction and importance of the traffic. The up main platform to London was
numbered platform one because London took precedence over Birmingham, the down
main was numbered platform two because it was for through fast traffic, the up
relief platform three and the down relief platform was numbered platform four
reflecting the direction of travel.
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