GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Birmingham Snow Hill: gwrbsh79

This view taken just after the station opened circa 1911 shows that whilst platform 11 (later 12) was open to traffic the main platform (7) to London was fenced off with intermitent gates. Presumeable the angle of these gates was to control the speed and direction of passengers for safety reasons.

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