LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton

Tile Hill Station: lnwrth716

Looking towards Coventry from the down platform with the signal box on the right. The small structure on the right of this photograph housed the waiting room and toilet facilities. As can be seen, from behind the down waiting room a supporting wire crossed the track from a post to the top of the up signal in order to stabilise the tall signal. The small outer building adjacent to the signal box housed the toilet.

Both platforms were built in the 1860s when the practice was to construct platforms at a lower height than were required later in the century. To assist the elderly and other passengers that might require assistance to step into a carriage the railway companies provided steps. A set of three steps can be seen behind the bench. As recounted elsewhere on the site this was my local station and I can clearly remember the porter releasing homing pigeons from the down platform at least once a month.

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