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Birmingham New Street Station - Part One

New Street Station Part One (30) New Street Station Part Two (30) New Street Station Part Three (30)
New Street Station Part Four (30) New Street Station Part Five (30) New Street Station Part Six (28)
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An illustrated view of the interior of the Grand Station viewed from the Wolverhampton end of Platform 3 with the Queens Hotel seen on the left
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Illustrated London News
An illustrated view of the interior of the Grand Station viewed from the Wolverhampton end of Platform 3 with the Queens Hotel seen on the left		 An illustrated view of the inside of the Great Central Station looking along Platform 1 from the Stour Valley bay end with a train standing on the central road of the bay
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Illustrated Midland News
An illustrated view of the inside of the Great Central Station looking along Platform 1 from the Stour Valley bay end with a train standing on the central road of the bay		 An illustrated view of passengers embarking on one of the principal express services departing from Platform 2 with luggage being loaded on top of the coaches
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Illustrated Midland News
An illustrated view of passengers embarking on one of the principal express services departing from Platform 2 with luggage being loaded on top of the coaches		 View looking East towards London from the West end of platform 1 with platform 2 on the right and platform 3 on the very right
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L&GRP
View looking East towards London from the West end of platform 1 with platform 2 on the right and platform 3 on the very right

Close up showing platform 1 was accessed via steps down from the hotel off Stephenson place and not via steps from the footbridge
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L&GRP
Close up showing platform 1 was accessed via steps down from the hotel off Stephenson place and not via steps from the footbridge		 Close up showing the two-storey building housing the LNWR and MR booking offices on the ground floor and the pay and detectives offices on the first floor
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L&GRP
Close up showing the two-storey building housing the LNWR and MR booking offices on the ground floor and the pay and detectives offices on the first floor		 View looking from the 'Spare Carriage' sidings located on the East side of New Street station looking West towards the platforms circa 1863
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J Edgington
View looking from the 'Spare Carriage' sidings located on the East side of New Street station looking West towards the platforms circa 1863		 Close up showing the four-compartment third class coach with luggage rails on the roof and tarpaulin sheet and ropes
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J Edgington
Close up showing the four-compartment third class coach with luggage rails on the roof and tarpaulin sheet and ropes

View of New Street station looking from the LNWR parcels office which was located at the East end of platform 3, circa 1880s
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T Lewis
View of New Street station looking from the LNWR parcels office which was located at the East end of platform 3, circa 1880s		 Close up showing the cleaning of one of the lamp's above the ramp on platform 3 whilst the platform's up signal is being repaired or altered
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T Lewis
Close up showing the cleaning of one of the lamp's above the ramp on platform 3 whilst the platform's up signal is being repaired or altered		 A later view of New Street station looking from the parcels office which was located at the East end of platform 3 circa 1905
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British Railways
A later view of New Street station looking from the parcels office which was located at the East end of platform 3 circa 1905		 Looking towards Wolverhampton from above the carriage and parcels dock with a wagon turntable and shunting horse in the foreground
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Postcard
Looking towards Wolverhampton from above the carriage and parcels dock with a wagon turntable and shunting horse in the foreground

Looking East towards London and the rebuilt passenger footbridge with platform 3 on the right and the now widened platform 1 on the left
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Postcard
Looking East towards London and the rebuilt passenger footbridge with platform 3 on the right and the now widened platform 1 on the left		 Close up showing the two road Stour Valley bay located at the West end of Platform 1 together with the ramp down to the subway
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Postcard
Close up showing the two road Stour Valley bay located at the West end of Platform 1 together with the ramp down to the subway		 Close up showing on the left Platform One's line for through traffic and on the right Platform Two's with the two storage sidings in the centre
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Postcard
Close up showing on the left Platform One's line for through traffic and on the right Platform Two's with the two storage sidings in the centre		 Close up showing Platform 2 on the left with Platform 3 together with the building accommodating the refreshment room on the right
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Postcard
Close up showing Platform 2 on the left with Platform 3 together with the building accommodating the refreshment room on the right

Looking towards Platform 3 across the passenger footbridge with train indicator boards to the right by the Stour Valley bay
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Postcard
Looking towards Platform 3 across the passenger footbridge with train indicator boards to the right by the Stour Valley bay		 Looking from the Wolverhampton end of Platform 3 towards the passenger footbridge and the Queens Hotel on the left
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Postcard
Looking from the Wolverhampton end of Platform 3 towards the passenger footbridge and the Queens Hotel on the left circa 1903		 Looking West along the now widened Platform One with the South Staffordshire bay on the right and the through line on the left
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NRM
Looking West along the now widened Platform One with the South Staffordshire bay on the right and the through line on the left		 Close up of Platform One with a local train standing at the platform with one of the carriages carrying a 'Leamington' destination board
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NRM
Close up of Platform One with a local train standing at the platform with one of the carriages carrying a 'Leamington' destination board

Close up of New Street No 3 signal cabin which had two lever frames, one on the West side for up trains and one on the East side for down trains
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NRM
Close up of New Street No 3 signal cabin which had two lever frames, one on the West side for up trains and one on the East side for down trains		 Close up of the steps to the passenger footbridge with the train indicator boards indicating a Midland train to Worcester, Gloucester and Bristol
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NRM
Close up of the steps to the passenger footbridge with the train indicator boards indicating a Midland train to Worcester, Gloucester and Bristol		 Close up showing the buffer stops of the South Staffordshire bay and the Midland Railway coaches being used for a train to Bristol via the Camp Hill line
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NRM
Close up showing the buffer stops of the South Staffordshire bay and the Midland Railway coaches being used for a train to Bristol via the Camp Hill line		 Looking from the Queens Hotel across to Platform 3's building showing a mixture of six-wheel coaching stock at the platforms
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NRM
Looking from the Queens Hotel across to Platform 3's building showing a mixture of six-wheel coaching stock at the platforms

Looking towards the West end of the station along platform 2 as LNWR 2-2-2 'Small Bloomer' No 1816 'Vandal' stands on one of the centre roads
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NRM
Looking towards the West end of the station along platform 2 as LNWR 2-2-2 'Small Bloomer' No 1816 'Vandal' stands on one of the centre roads		 Close up of platform 2 showing the row of ornate cast-iron pairs of lamps which was the LNWR's method of providing light New Street station
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NRM
Close up of platform 2 showing the row of ornate cast-iron pairs of lamps which was the LNWR's method of providing light New Street station		 Close up showing New Street No 3 signal cabin and the signals controlling the passage of trains travelling towards the camera on the second and fourth tracks
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NRM
Close up showing New Street No 3 signal cabin and the signals controlling the passage of trains travelling towards the camera on the second and fourth tracks		 Looking East towards Coventry along from the West end of Platform One with a pair of LNWR 2-4-2T tanks standing in the platform
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Postcard
Looking East towards Coventry along from the West end of Platform One with a pair of LNWR 2-4-2T tanks standing in the platform

New Street Station Part One (30) New Street Station Part Two (30) New Street Station Part Three (30)
New Street Station Part Four (30) New Street Station Part Five (30) New Street Station Part Six (28)
Pre-grouping Period Locomotives (54) LMS Period Locomotives (65) BR Period Locomotives (131)