GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Wilmcote Station: gwrwil514b

This close up of image 'gwrwil514' shows the building on the down platform platform. The gable end of the building has a timber partition alongside providing a screen to the gentlemen's toilet, a common practice along the route.

Through the archway of the road bridge can be seen what appears to be an older platform structure, its different levels similar to others seen elsewhere such as Coleshill (MR) and Warwick (GWR). Platforms with lower level were indicative of early railway practice when railway carriages were built on the lines of stage coaches. These allowed passengers to climb up to enter the carriage whilst later developments saw platforms constructed to a higher level so passengers stepped into the coach.

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