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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: lnwrcov554b
Close up of image 'lnwrcov554' showing No 1 Goods shed,
cattle pens and the sidings running parallel to the main line . At the top of
the photograph parallel to Warwick Road are the goods storage sheds which were
built above the stables. Beneath these buildings is No 2 Goods on the left and
Goods shed No 1 whilst to the right immediately adjacent to Warwick Road bridge
are the cattle pens. Careful examination of the sidings between No 1 Goods shed
and the main Birmingham line will show there are three wagon turntables which
provided an additional access to the goods shed. These turntables provided
entry into the shed from the middle thereby increasing the flexibility of
loading and unloading wagons. The turntables can be seen above the second group
of wagons from the bottom and the author remembers the remains of at least one
turntable being evident up to the late 1980s. To view the layout drawing of the
yard relevant to this photograph click here.
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