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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton LMS Route: Nuneaton to
Leamington
Coventry Station: lnwrcov1282f
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Close up of image 'lnwrcov1282a' showing the original
L&BR water column required modifications with the construction of the new
platform and station buildings. The water-column was manufactured by Bury,
Curtis & Kennedy and is similar to one at Bradwell on the Newport Pagnell
branch. The example seen at the NRM is also in fact from Coventry station being
the exampled obtained from the down platform when the station was rebuilt in
the early 1960s (see image 'lnwrcov615'). The
platform is obviously a little deeper with the track alignment being
approximately 12 inches further away from the water column which has therefore
been given an extended horizontal pipe (see 'lnwr620'). To its right is the brazier or 'fire
devil' used to stop the pipe from freezing in winter. To the side of the
brazier is the handle used to turn on or off the water supply. At the rear of
the water column the steps have been replaced by a ramp to give access to the
barrow crossing which leads to the down platform. This barrow crossing
continues with two sets of boards either side of the siding leading to the down
platform.
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