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Below are four photographs taken by Peter, Magazine & Website Editor of the Lincolnshire & East Yorkshire Transport Review showing Wolverhampton Low Level station. The photographs give a good impression of what is left at the site being taken after weed clearance had been undertaken and when access to the trackbed itself was possible: when I visited the area shown was fenced-off by contractors unfortunately, and heavily overgrown.

Here we see that the station is largely untouched from its operational days and retains many interesting, original features. The view, as with all of this set, is looking towards Dunstall Park.

In this shot we are standing with the Snow Hill platform to our right and can clearly see the lines are still in situ: albeit going nowhere as the redevelopment of the area truncates the trackbed behind the photographer.

This shot takes a closer look at the Snow Hill platform with its distinctive GWR darted-fringed canopy still in tact.

We are now looking at the Birkenhead platform that backs onto the station buildings themselves. It is interesting how well it has survived (the station buildings are now listed structures) through many years as a parcels depot and in dereliction without any major alterations.