A wonderful evocation of steam days at the old and best Birmingham Snow Hill station featuring the marked contrast between front line passenger services and essential freight traffic which shared this magnificent stage much to the delight of boys of all ages!
A Limited Edition of 500 prints and 50 Artist’s Proofs each signed and numbered by the artist.
Print size 22″ x 18.5″
Image size 20″ x 16″
The ‘London’ end of platform 5 at Birmingham Snow Hill station was a favourite viewpoint to witness stirring spectacles such as this! A Churchward 2-8-0 No.2856 from Stourbridge shed breasts the summit of the 1 in 45 gradient through Moor Street tunnel with an iron ore train from Banbury as a ‘Castle’ class 4-6-0 No.5076 ‘Gladiator’ starts away from platform 7 with an ‘up’ passenger service C1959.
