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GWR Routes: Banbury to Wolverhampton
GWR Routes: North Warwickshire Line
Moor Street Station: gwrms1216
Internal view of one of the three wagon hoists provided by
Messrs S H Heywood & Company for raising and lowering wagons to the lower
sheds. The three phase motors were provided by the Lancashire Dynamo Company
and the semi-automatic switchgear by Messrs Electric Control Ltd. The
switchgear is worked by means of a master controller in the cage. Its handle is
interlocked with disappearing rail stops on the cage rails. The controller
handle cannot be moved until the rail stops have been raised, after the wagon
is in position, to prevent its movement either way in the cage. Other safety
devices consist of automatic gear to hold the cage should any of the ropes
break or stretch unduly.
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