Birmingham New Street - Southern Approaches: lnwrbhm_sa414a

Close up of image 'lnwrbhm_sa414' showing Curzon Street's station's fish sidings on the left and Proof House signal cabin on the right. In front of the signal bridge is the bridge carrying the railway over Banbury Street which formed the boundary of the goods yard adjacent to the fish sidings which used Curzon Street's former Excursion Station. The remodelling of the Midland Railway's route into New Street station resulted in the Excursion Station's platforms being cut back and the loss of a direct Midland Railway connection. The Excursion Station was therefore closed shortly after and used as the fish unloading dock. This photograph was taken circa 1946-7 and even some 100 years after the London to Birmingham Railway Company's arrival in Birmingham the original building and train shed were still standing adjacent to the fish sidings.

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