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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: lnwrk164
An unidentified ex-LNWR 3P 4-4-0 Precursor class locomotive
is seen passing through Kenilworth station whilst at the head of an excursion
working. The goods shed can just be seen on the extreme right of the photograph
whilst the vehicles on the three sidings are made up of a mixture of open
wagons and two tank wagons. It is believed that the erection of such a tall
signal box was to eliminate the need for two signal boxes. Kenilworth had two
yards, one either side of the station. The nearest to the camera, was off the
down line at the Coventry end of the station, was the general goods yard with a
shed whilst the other yard was on the down line at the Leamington end of the
station. The signal box was of sufficient height to be able to view both sets
of pointwork into the two yards. Although not as sharp as other photographs
this remains one of the author's favourite photographs to the extent that a
painting was commissioned from Peter Annabel.
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