LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham

Alvechurch Station: mralv609

Looking along the platform towards Redditch showing the lampposts have had the lamps removed sometime earlier. The station sign on the left is a later LMS model replacing the standard MR twin angled type. This view shows the platform is higher at the far end reflecting the platform was extended. Most railways initially constructed platforms at a lower height reflecting the fact that earlier carriages were modelled on stage coach designs which allowed passengers to climb aboard. As carriages developed, in particular with the introduction of bogie coaches, the floor height was raised further. As stations were extended or remodelled platforms were built to the newer height.

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