GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Solihull Station: gwrs275

View of the original station looking in the direction of Leamington from the Birmingham end of the down platform circa 1934. The wide space between the two sets of tracks (normally described as the 'six foot') is evidence that the original line was laid to broad gauge dimensions. Broad gauge track was 7'-0¼" instead of 4'-8½" and required a space between the two tracks similar to the distance found on standard gauge lines. After the replacement of broad gauge track by standard gauge, as seen above, the distance between the two tracks became greater.

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