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Birmingham New Street Station - Part Three

New Street Station Part One (30) New Street Station Part Two (30) New Street Station Part Three (30)
New Street Station Part Four (30) New Street Station Part Five (30) New Street Station Part Six (28)
Pre-grouping Period Locomotives (54) LMS Period Locomotives (65) BR Period Locomotives (131)

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Close up of Platform 5 with the LNWR local passenger train behind and the Cashier's Office and Midland Agent's offices to the left
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LNWR Society
Close up of Platform 5 with the LNWR local passenger train behind and the Cashier's Office and Midland Agent's offices to the left		 View of Platforms 4 and 5 looking towards the East of the station with a Midland Railway up train comprised of a variety of coaching stock standing in the station
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NRM
View of Platforms 4 and 5 looking towards the East of the station with a Midland Railway up train comprised of a variety of coaching stock standing in the station		 View from the West end of the extension along Platform 4 towards Derby with Platform 5 and New Street No 4 Signal Box on the right on 12th Oct 1903
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NRM
View from the West end of the extension along Platform 4 towards Derby with Platform 5 and New Street No 4 Signal Box on the right on 12th Oct 1903		 Close up of Platform 4 showing a variety of platform trollies used for carrying parcels, luggage and on the extreme left, for carriage oil lamps
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NRM
Close up of Platform 4 showing a variety of platform trollies used for carrying parcels, luggage and on the extreme left, for carriage oil lamps

Close up with two unidentified Midland locomotives standing on the centre road and the cantilevered LNWR signal over the platform
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NRM
Close up with two unidentified Midland locomotives standing on the centre road and the cantilevered LNWR signal over the platform		 Close up of Platform 5 and the Gentlemen's First Class Waiting Room, Ladies First Class Waiting Room and Ladies Third Class Waiting Room
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NRM
Close up of Platform 5 and the Gentlemen's First Class Waiting Room, Ladies First Class Waiting Room and Ladies Third Class Waiting Room		 Close up of Platform 5 and the General Waiting Room, the ramp to the subway, a variety of oil lamps and New Street No 4 Signal Box
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NRM
Close up of Platform 5 and the General Waiting Room, the ramp to the subway, a variety of oil lamps and New Street No 4 Signal Box		 LMS railway photo
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LNWR Society
View from the original station showing the newly built footbridge over Queens Drive and the Platform 4's brick and stucco finished office buildings

View of a very busy Platform 7 seen from the passenger footbridge looking towards Queens Drive showing the building which initially housed offices for Midland Railway staff
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BR OPC
View of a very busy Platform 7 seen from the passenger footbridge looking towards Queens Drive showing the building which initially housed offices for Midland Railway staff		 Looking towards the East end of the station and New Street No 2 Signal Box from Platform 8 with numerous mail trollies evident on both platforms
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DJ Norton
Looking towards the East end of the station and New Street No 2 Signal Box from Platform 8 with numerous mail trollies evident on both platforms		 Looking along Platform 10, originally Platform 6, towards New Street No 2 Signal Box and Queens Drive bridge whilst an unknown ex-LMS 4-6-0 stands on the centre road
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L Stace
Looking along Platform 10, originally Platform 6, towards New Street No 2 Signal Box and Queens Drive bridge whilst an unknown ex-LMS 4-6-0 stands on the centre road		 The West end of New Street station's Platform 8, the side of the original Platform 5 which handled local traffic, with the passenger footbridge in the middle distance
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DJ Norton
The West end of New Street station's Platform 8, the side of the original Platform 5 which handled local traffic, with the passenger footbridge in the middle distance

Looking along Platform 8 towards the West end of the station and New Street No 4 Signal Box as the sun streams through the roof on 1st August 1964
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DJ Norton
Looking along Platform 8 towards the West end of the station and New Street No 4 Signal Box as the sun streams through the roof on 1st August 1964		 Close up showing some of the several mail and parcel trollies positioned on Platform 7 ready to be loaded onto the next passenger service
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DJ Norton
Close up showing some of the several mail and parcel trollies positioned on Platform 7 ready to be loaded onto the next passenger service		 Looking from the buffer stops of Fish Sidings towards the West end of New Street station on 2nd April 1964 as the demolition of the station commences
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DJ Norton
Looking from the buffer stops of Fish Sidings towards the West end of New Street station on 2nd April 1964 as the demolition of the station commences		 LMS railway photo
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R.C. Bovill
A personal recollection of arriving at New Street station shortly after the end of the Second World War

View looking West along Platform 7 with Queens Drive being to the right and New Street No 4 Signal Box standing at the end of the opposite platform
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British Railways
View looking West along Platform 7 with Queens Drive being to the right and New Street No 4 Signal Box standing at the end of the opposite platform		 View of one of the hand-operated roller departure timetable blinds introduced by the LMS being changed at New Street station
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L Hanson
View of one of the hand-operated roller departure timetable blinds introduced by the LMS being changed at New Street station		 Looking from the parcel sidings located at the East end of the 'Midland' section of the station towards New Street No 2 Signal Box seen on the right
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RK Blencowe
Looking from the parcel sidings located at the East end of the 'Midland' section of the station towards New Street No 2 Signal Box seen on the right		 Close up of New Street No 2 Signal Box which protected the 'Midland' portion of New Street station and the timber bracket signals controlling departures to Derby
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RK Blencowe
Close up of New Street No 2 Signal Box which protected the 'Midland' portion of New Street station and the timber bracket signals controlling departures to Derby

Looking East under Queens Drive bridge and Worcester Street tunnel with New Street No 2 Signal Box on the left and the parcel sidings on the right
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DJ Norton
Looking East under Queens Drive bridge and Worcester Street tunnel with New Street No 2 Signal Box on the left and the parcel sidings on the right		 An internal view of New Street No 2 Signal Box with 'bobbies' Walter Pritchard and a Mr Bing posing for the camera between duties on 20th March 1954
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DJ Norton
An internal view of New Street No 2 Signal Box with 'bobbies' Walter Pritchard and a Mr Bing posing for the camera between duties on 20th March 1954		 View from the former LNWR parcels sidings located at the East end of New Street station showing the final stages of the removal of EA Cowpers magnificent roof
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Postcard
View from the former LNWR parcels sidings located at the East end of New Street station showing the final stages of the removal of EA Cowpers magnificent roof		 View looking towards the Wolverhampton end of the station with the new Platform 3 on the right, Platforms 4 and 5 in the middle, and Platform 6 on the left
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British Rail
View looking towards the Wolverhampton end of the station with the new Platform 3 on the right, Platforms 4 and 5 in the middle, and Platform 6 on the left

View from New Street No 1 Signal Box looking towards the Queens Hotel with the two bay platforms Nos 1 and 2 on the right and Platform 3, 4 and 5 to the left
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British Rail
View from New Street No 1 Signal Box looking towards the Queens Hotel with the two bay platforms Nos 1 and 2 on the right and Platform 3, 4 and 5 to the left		 An elevated view of the East end of New Street station and Platforms 1, 2, 3 and 4 showing a local passenger train departing for Coventry
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British Railways
An elevated view of the East end of New Street station and Platforms 1, 2, 3 and 4 showing a local passenger train departing for Coventry		 Looking from the East end of Platform 6, formerly Platform 3, towards a smoke filled Worcester Street tunnel with the former South Staffordshire Bays on the left
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British Railways
Looking from the East end of Platform 6, formerly Platform 3, towards a smoke filled Worcester Street tunnel with the former South Staffordshire Bays on the left		 Looking West from Navigation Street bridge towards Swallow Street bridge showing New Street No 5 Signal Box on the right and the recently painted signal gantry
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DJ Norton
Looking West from Navigation Street bridge towards Swallow Street bridge showing New Street No 5 Signal Box on the right and the recently painted signal gantry

New Street Station Part One (30) New Street Station Part Two (30) New Street Station Part Three (30)
New Street Station Part Four (30) New Street Station Part Five (30) New Street Station Part Six (28)
Pre-grouping Period Locomotives (54) LMS Period Locomotives (65) BR Period Locomotives (131)