LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Lichfield

Sutton Coldfield: lnwrsc90

This view of the first station when Sutton Coldfield was the terminus on the line to Birmingham via its junction at Aston. In the station, running bunker first, is 'McConnell' 0-4-2T No 734 on a seven-coach local train. As can be seen the station was new at the time opening June 1862 . Points to note are the tracks with the ballast covering the sleepers, a common feature of railways in the middle to late 19th century, the signal which clearly has to be operated by hand and the driver who is, typically, wearing a white jacket and trousers.

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