LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth
Tamworth High Level Station: lnwr_tam1256a.htm
This close up of image 'lnwr_tam1256' shows the timber
framed and clad lift built to assist in the transfer of parcels and luggage
traffic. This, and its counterpart on the down platform, were constructed to
the south of the MR station and accessed the MR's down platform. Parcel and
luggage requiring to be transferred from either of the LNWR platforms to the
MR's up platform, utilised the same route and then continued via the porters
barrow crossing at the end of the MR's platforms.
Reg Kimber writes "The lift at Tamworth was primarily used
for mail at night. Tamworth gets a mention in the classic film 'Night Mail' as
mail on the West Coast main line was transferred on to Derby-Bristol and
Bristol-Derby trains at Tamworth. "
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