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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Hockley Station: gwrhd720
Hockley's two-road wagon hoist for lifting wagons to the
Canal Wharf located on the north side of All Saints Street. The GWR had an
interchange facility built at Hockley to connect with Birmingham's extensive
canal system. Due to the canal wharf (see 'gwrhd680') being at a higher level the GWR installed
the two-road wagon hoist seen above to facilitate transfer. Initially the hoist
was hydraulically powered but it was later converted to be electrically powered
as were the powered capstans for moving the wagons through the tunnel beneath
All Saints Street. The canal hoist was still extensively used in the 1950s
until the canal trade declined rapidly, as did later rail traffic, both due to
competition from road transport.
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