water tower and pumping station at the east end of the low level, pumping water from the River Anker below. The original station was demolished in 1961 and a new station, built in functional style was designed by the architects for the London Midland Region of British Railways, Maurice Wheeler, E.G. Girdlestone and J.B. Sanders. The rebuilt station opened in 1962 and at the same time the Trent Valley Line was electrified, requiring the High level line and platforms to be raised by two feet. Accidents and incidents On 14 September 1870, a mail train was diverted into a siding due to a signalman's error. It crashed through the buffers and ended up in the River Anker. Three people were killed. Layout There are four platforms: Platforms 1 and 2 on the low level (the West Coast Main Line): Platform 1 is a westbound platform for northward services towards , , and the North West; Platform 2 is an eastbound platform for southward services towards , , and London. Platforms 3 and 4 on the high level (on the Cross Country Route): Platform 3 is a northbound platform for northward services towards , , , , , and Scotland; Platform 4 is a southbound platform for southward services towards Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, Exeter and . Facilities The main buildings are adjacent to platform 1 and incorporate a ticket office (manned seven days per week – 06:10 to 20:00 Mondays to Saturdays and 09:45 – 16:15 Sundays), customer service enquiry counter, photo booth, toilets, post box and a coffee shop. Two self-service ticket machines are sited on the station frontage for use when the ticket office is closed. Platform 2 only has a waiting shelter, whilst both high level platforms have waiting rooms. Train running information is provided via automatic announcements, CIS displays and timetable poster boards. Both low-level platforms are directly linked with both high-level platforms by staircases (4 in total). All platforms are fully accessible for disabled passengers, as the two levels are also linked by lifts (3 in total). There is, however, no direct lift between platforms 2 and 3; step-free access between these platforms is only via platforms 4 and 1. Services Low level West Midlands Trains West Midlands Trains operating under the London Northwestern branding, operates a regular Monday to Sunday semi-fast hourly service between London and Crewe via Stafford which calls at Tamworth. This service