WOLVERHAMPTON LOW LEVEL

1961 - 1970

The south-eastern end of Wolverhampton Low Level station seen in April 1962. Arriving at the up platform is a southbound express service.
Photo by Simon Dewey


A busy scene at Wolverhampton Low level station on 18 April 1962. Standing at the up platform is ex-GWR 4-6-0 'Castle' class locomotive number 5014 'Goodrich Castle'. Standing next to it on the up through line is ex-GWR 0-6-0 'Collett' locomotive number 2287.
Photo by John Ashley


BR standard class locomotive number 75029 is seen at the south-eastern end of the Wolverhampton Low Level down platform on 18 April 1962.
Photo by John Ashley


A view looking north-west from the down platform at Wolverhampton Low level on 1 September 1962. Ex-GWR 'Manor' class locomotive number 7808 ‘Cookham Manor’ is seen at the head of an up train that was just arriving at the station.
Photo by Simon Dewey

On 17 November 1962 a crowd of admirers is seen at the north-western end of the down platform at Wolverhampton Low Level. The object of their admiration is an ex-GWR ‘King' class locomotive which was working a Birkenhead express.

At the north end of the Wolverhampton Low Level down platform at DMU is seen on a special working in the early 1960s.


Looking south-east towards Wolverhampton Low Level station at dusk in March 1967. A northbound train can be seen departing from the station.
Photo by David Rostance from his Flickr photostream


A northbound goods train is seen from the up platform at Wolverhampton Low Level in March 1967.
Photo by David Rostance from his Flickr photostream


Class 5MT ‘Black 5’ locomotive number 44680 of Crewe South depot is seen on the approach lines to the north of Wolverhampton Low Level station in March 1967.
Photo by David Rostance from his Flickr photostream


A view looking south-east from the down platform at Wolverhampton Low Level in 1968.
Photo from the John Mann collection


The north-western end of Wolverhampton Low Level station seen in 1968.
Photo from the John Mann collection


Looking north-west from the bay platform that was located at the north-western end of the Wolverhampton Low Level down platform in 1968.
Photo by Simon Dewey


The south-eastern end of the Wolverhampton Low Level up platform seen in 1968. Controlling signals for the junction with the former Midland Railway can be seen opposite the signal box.
Photo by Simon Dewey


A view looking south-east at the north-western end of Wolverhampton Low Level station in the Autumn of 1969. The track had been lifted at this end of the station to facilitate the construction of a parcels depot that opened in 1970.


A Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level service is seen at the latter station’s down platform in the autumn of 1969. This was the end of the line by this time as the track had been lifted at the north-western end of the station so that a parcels depot could be built.


The south-eastern end of Wolverhampton Low Level station seen in 1969.


Looking north from the Wolverhampton South signal box in 1970.

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