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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton

Berkswell and Balsall Common: lnwrberk1556

Looking towards Coventry from the Birmingham end of the down platform showing the passenger footbridge and the trailing crossover

Looking towards Coventry from the Birmingham end of the down platform showing the passenger footbridge and the trailing crossover. The two different styles of the station buildings can be seen. Whilst superficially similar there are detailed differences such as the canopies and chimneys. The up platform was built at a later date than the down and therefore the substantial chimneys were replaced by cast-iron stoves and flues. The canopy on the down platform has its roof sloping towards the track and has a more elaborate and decorate fascia. The up platform however has a roof with a more pronounced slope but this time its away from the track whilst its fascia is a simplified version of that seen on the down platform. The station was lit by oil lamps which were positioned in glass 'boxes' cantilevered from the top of a post.

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