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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington
Kenilworth Station: lnwrk151a
Close up of image 'lnwrk151' showing an unidentified former
Midland locomotive on an up goods service standing in the departure siding of
Kenilworth's goods yard. The ex-Midland locomotive is thought to have been
working a pick up goods service between Nuneaton and Leamington which required
it to stop at all goods yards along the route. The railways were required to be
common carriers which meant that the cost of transporting most goods was
established through legislation as was the necessity for the railways to accept
any goods for delivery. This was a device devised in the 19th century to ensure
that railways provided the level of service promised when railways were
established by Acts of Parliament. However with the rise of road transport in
the mid-20th century this law put the railways at a major disadvantage insofar
that road hauliers could cherry pick the most profitable loads and leave the
rest to the railways to service.
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