Warwickshire Railways: Railway Art

Philip Hawkins FGRA: ph13

Summer Saturday at Snow Hill - Philip Hawkins, Fellow of the Guild Railway Artists

The death of Birmingham Snow Hill station was slow and undignified. Main line services ceased in 1967 and local trains gradually disappeared until the last single railcar left for Wolverhampton in 1972.

This painting beautifully portrays the station during the 1950's when Brummies would travel in their thousands by train to enjoy their annual holidays by the seaside. 'The Cornishman' headed by a 'Castle' class 4-6-0 No.5070 'Sir Daniel Gooch' arrives to a packed platform 7. A 'Prairie' tank slides into platform 5 with a northbound local train.

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