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Birmingham New Street - Station Structure

LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton
LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Lichfield
LMS Route: Birmingham-Soho-
Perry Barr-Birmingham

LMS Route: Nuneaton to Birmingham New Street
LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth
LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham
LMS Route: Bournville to Birmingham New Street

Mick Bramich writes "Before the rebuilding of the early ‘sixties, New Street was a dirty, smelly place. Gas lamps prevailed on both sides of the carriage road which divided the tracks of the former Midland and LNWR companies. It was dark and oppressive but sometimes threw up great surprises. I spent little time there but I did see a Southern West Country pacific, ‘City of Wells’, hauling a special in the latter days of steam.All the regular traffic is covered by your excellent ‘photo site. I do remember the frantic rush across the city after the Inter City at Snow Hill had departed to see what was hauling the up evening Scot. A Scot, yes, but from which distant location?"

Other Birmingham New Street Pages

Additional pages divided on different thematic subjects are available by clicking on the links below:

Station and Approaches - Part 1 (21)   |   Station and Approaches - Part 2 (19)
Pre-grouping Period Locomotives (37)   |   LMS Period Locomotives - Part 1 (24)
LMS Period Locomotives - Part 2 (25)   |   BR Period Locomotives (34)

Select an image below to view the larger version with accompanying text:

LMS railway photo
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A very early view of New Street station
LMS railway photo
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The bay platform adjacent to platform 3
LMS railway photo
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The footbridge across LNWR New Street

LMS railway photo
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The station facilities adjacent to Queens Street
LMS railway photo
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Another early view of New Street station
LMS railway photo
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Oblique view of the footbridge and signal box

LMS railway photo
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Early view of main concourse
LMS railway photo
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Looking west along platform 1
LMS railway photo
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1885 view of Midland portion

LMS railway photo
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Looking towards Wolverhampton with an unidentified LNWR 2-2-2
LMS railway photo
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Oblique view of station
LMS railway photo
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View of bays 1 a & b and platforms 2 & 3

LMS railway photo
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View from the East end of the station
LMS railway photo
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Platform 3 with LNWR 2-4-2T
LMS railway photo
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Looking towards Wolverhampton from Platform 3

LMS railway photo
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View of the Midland side of New Street
LMS railway photo
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"South Staffs" Bay "1 A"
LMS railway photo
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Midland platforms 4 and 5

LMS railway photo
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Close up of platform 4
LMS railway photo
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Close up showing MR locos
LMS railway photo
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Close up of platform 5

LMS railway photo
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Close up of platform 4