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Birmingham New Street Station: lnwrbns_str1906

Looking East along Platform One in November 1965 whilst opposite Platform Three the erection of the new station continues apace

Looking East along Platform One in November 1965 whilst opposite Platform Three the erection of the new station continues apace. This view shows how the stock of ex-emergency steel girders left over from the Second World War were employed to provide temporary cover after the roof was demolished. The narrow platforms compelled the authorities to support each end of the girders from each platform with the roof covering ceasing over the tracks to allow the smoke to dissipate. The temporary cover provided by the girders lasted for twenty years not being replaced until the construction of the 1960s design.

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