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Birmingham New Street Station - Part Four

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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Looking West from under Navigation Street bridge towards the smoke filled tunnel that commenced at Suffolk Street with New Street No 5 Signal Box to the right
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DJ Norton
Looking West from under Navigation Street bridge towards the smoke filled tunnel that commenced at Suffolk Street with New Street No 5 Signal Box to the right		 View from under Hill Street bridge towards the North end of Navigation Street bridge with Platforms 3, 4, 5 and 6 seen underneath and the Stour Valley bay lines on the left
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British Railways
View from under Hill Street bridge towards the North end of Navigation Street bridge with Platforms 3, 4, 5 and 6 seen underneath and the Stour Valley bay lines on the left		 Close up showing the Stour Valley bay lines with an unidentified ex-LMS 2P 4-4-0 locomotive being held by the signal after coming off a local passenger train at Platform 2A
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British Railways
Close up showing the Stour Valley bay lines with an unidentified ex-LMS 2P 4-4-0 locomotive being held by the signal after coming off a local passenger train at Platform 2A		 Close up looking under the bridge showing an unidentified ex-LMS 4-6-0 'Stanier Black 5' standing at Platform 4 with a down express service to Wolverhampton
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British Railways
Close up looking under the bridge showing an unidentified ex-LMS 4-6-0 'Stanier Black 5' standing at Platform 4 with a down express service to Wolverhampton

View from the Wolverhampton end of Platform 6, formerly Platform 3, showing the station canopies over the platforms and Queens Hotel towering above on the left
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British Railways
View from the Wolverhampton end of Platform 6, formerly Platform 3, showing the station canopies over the platforms and Queens Hotel towering above on the left		 An aerial view from the Queens Hotel of the West end of New Street station with Queens Drive behind and Navigation Street bridge to the right on 19th March 1961
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BR OPC
An aerial view from the Queens Hotel of the West end of New Street station with Queens Drive behind and Navigation Street bridge to the right on 19th March 1961		 Elevated view from the Queens Hotel looking towards the top of Queens Drive and its junction with Navigation Street and below rolling stock standing in Coffee House Bay
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WA Camwell
Elevated view from the Queens Hotel looking towards the top of Queens Drive and its junction with Navigation Street and below rolling stock standing in Coffee House Bay		 Close up showing the once gated entrance to Queens Drive accessed from Station Street at its junction with Hill Street and Navigation Street
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WA Camwell
Close up showing the once gated entrance to Queens Drive accessed from Station Street at its junction with Hill Street and Navigation Street

An elevated view from the centre of the Queens Hotel looking towards the West end of the former LNWR portion of the station
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British Railways
An elevated view from the centre of the Queens Hotel looking towards the West end of the former LNWR portion of the station		 Close up showing the five ways junction of John Bright Street, Hill Street and Navigation Street the latter two continuing as bridges over the station
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British Railways
Close up showing the five ways junction of John Bright Street, Hill Street and Navigation Street the latter two continuing as bridges over the station		 An elevated view of the snow covered disused and dismantled turntable situated opposite New Street No 5 Signal Box with the remains of the tank house behind
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DJ Norton
An elevated view of the snow covered disused and dismantled turntable situated opposite New Street No 5 Signal Box with the remains of the tank house behind		 An elevated view of the canopy at the entrance to the new extension which provided protection to both passengers and parcel traffic arriving via Station Street
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Birmingham City Library
An elevated view of the canopy at the entrance to the new extension which provided protection to both passengers and parcel traffic arriving via Station Street

Close up of the extension's main building which provided both passenger and office facilities with the footbridge passing through its centre on the first floor
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Birmingham City Library
Close up of the extension's main building which provided both passenger and office facilities with the footbridge passing through its centre on the first floor		 Looking down the newly built Station Street towards the front of the Market Hall with the entrance to the cart road leading to the sidings on the left
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LNWR
Looking down the newly built Station Street towards the front of the Market Hall with the entrance to the cart road leading to the fish and milk sidings on the left		 Close up showing the wagons being used on the remaining construction work which was still being undertaken a few months after the station had been opened for traffic
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LNWR
Close up showing the wagons being used on the remaining construction work which was still being undertaken a few months after the station had been opened for traffic		 Close up showing the station fronting Station Street and the access leading up to the passenger footbridge that traversed the full width of the station
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LNWR
Close up showing the station fronting Station Street and the access leading up to the passenger footbridge that traversed the full width of the station

Looking towards the Market Hall along Station Street now with a cobbled surface and electrified tram lines and new buildings in filling the gaps
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NRM
Looking towards the Market Hall along Station Street now with a cobbled surface and electrified tram lines and new buildings in filling the gaps		 Close up showing the entrance from Station Street in to the station via both the passenger footbridge and the adjacent cab driveway
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NRM
Close up showing the entrance from Station Street in to the station via both the passenger footbridge and the adjacent cab driveway		 Looking towards Stephenson Street from Navigation Street bridge with the West end screen of the original New Street station on the right
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Birmingham City Library
Looking towards Stephenson Street from Navigation Street bridge with the West end screen of the original New Street station on the right		 An elevated view of Queens Drive at the junction with Hill Street showing the original gated entrance and a row of Hansom Cabs queuing at the covered entrance
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Postcard
An elevated view of Queens Drive at the junction with Hill Street showing the original gated entrance and a row of Hansom Cabs queuing at the covered entrance

An aerial view of New Street station showing how the station dominated this part of the city centre with the Queens Hotel towering above the North side of the station
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Birmingham Library
An aerial view of New Street station showing how the station dominated this part of the city centre with the Queens Hotel towering above the North side of the station		 An aerial view of the West end of New Street station showing its relationship with the junction of Hill Street, Navigation Street, John Bright Street and Queens Drive
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Birmingham Library
An aerial view of the West end of New Street station showing its relationship with the junction of Hill Street, Navigation Street, John Bright Street and Queens Drive		 Close up showing the West end of both portions of New Street station and the removal of the glazed panels to Paxton's roof
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Birmingham Library
Close up showing the West end of both portions of New Street station and the removal of the glazed panels to Paxton's roof which infilled the corner of Navigation Street and Queens Drive		 Aerial view of New Street station showing the juxtaposition of the 1885 extension to the original 1854 LNWR station and and the covered section of Queens Drive linking both
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Birmingham Library
Close up of New Street station showing the juxtaposition of the 1885 extension to the original 1854 LNWR station and and the covered section of Queens Drive linking both

Close up of the East end of Queens Drive and the junction of Worcester Street and Station Street with the Midland Railway's parcel offices at the corner of Station Street
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Birmingham Library
Close up of the East end of Queens Drive and the junction of Worcester Street and Station Street with the Midland Railway's parcel offices at the corner of Station Street		 View of the entrance to the Midland' portion of the station off Station Street with the pedestrian access to the footbridge on the left and access to the Cab Driveway on the right
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Postcard
View of the entrance to the Midland' portion of the station off Station Street with the pedestrian access to the footbridge on the left and access to the Cab Driveway on the right		 LMS railway photo
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British Railways
Another view of the entrance from Railway Street into the 'Midland' portion of New Street station showing posters advertising tickets to Aintree, Edinburgh and Bolton		 Looking from the other direction towards the entrance to the 'Midland' portion of New Street station with the gated entrance to the passenger footbridge on the left
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British Railways
Looking from the other direction towards the entrance to the 'Midland' portion of New Street station with the gated entrance to the passenger footbridge on the left

Looking along Station Street towards Worcester Street and the former Midland Railway's parcel offices with the entrances to the station on the left
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DJ Norton
Looking along Station Street towards Worcester Street and the former Midland Railway's parcel offices with the entrances to the station on the left		 Looking along the passenger footbridge from Platform 7 towards Platform 1 and the Queens Hotel with the steps to Platform 7 on either side of the footbridge
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Postcard
Looking along the passenger footbridge from Platform 7 towards Platform 1 and the Queens Hotel with the steps to Platform 7 on either side of the footbridge		 View of the passenger footbridge as it crosses over Queens Drive looking towards Platforms 7 to 11 in the Midland section of New Street station
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British Railways
View of the passenger footbridge as it crosses over Queens Drive looking towards Platforms 7 to 11 in the Midland section of New Street station		 View of the passenger footbridge from Queens Drive looking towards Stephenson Street and Platforms 1 to 6 of New Street station
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British Railways
View of the passenger footbridge from Queens Drive looking towards Stephenson Street and Platforms 1 to 6 of New Street station

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)