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Birmingham New Street Power Signal Box - 31st March 2023

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Birmingham New Street Power Signal Box, (definitely a 'Marmite' building).<br>[© David Guy 2023]

Birmingham New Street Power Signal Box viewed from Hill Street.<br>[&copy; David Guy 2023]

The other spaghetti junction, in the machine room.<br>[© David Guy 2023]

The machine room with its rows of heritage equipment.<br>[&copy; David Guy 2023]

More heritage equipment in the machine room.<br>[© David Guy 2023]

The section of the panel for Birmingham New Street station.<br>[&copy; David Guy 2023]

Curzon Street Junction and Grand Junction.<br>[© David Guy 2023]

Galton Tunnel and Smethwick Galton Bridge.<br>[© David Guy 2023]

Birmingham International is lower centre (New Street off left) with Stechford above it (in that case New Street is to the right!!).<br>[&copy; David Guy 2023]

Birmingham New Street looking towards University top centre, with Perry Bar bottom right, Dudley Port middle right and Smethwick Halton bridge top right.<br>[© David Guy 2023]

Perry Barr Goods Loop and Grand Junction.<br>[© David Guy 2023]

Dudley Port and Stour Goods loops.<br>[© David Guy 2023]

Perry Barr triangle, along the bottom is the ghost of the former (electrified) up Perry Barr Goods Loop. Soho is off top left, Aston bottom left.<br>[&copy; David Guy 2023]

Some detail from the panel; the Bristol via University line goes off top right corner and to Wolverhampton is bottom right.<br>[&copy; David Guy 2023]

That Birmingham New Street signal box biscuit - see report - displaying a 'stop' aspect. (Don't eat me!)<br>[&copy; David Guy 2023]

Looking towards New Street station from the Box.<br>[&copy; David Guy 2023]

Looking towards Hill Street bridge from the Box<br>[&copy; David Guy 2023]


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