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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Leamington Spa (Avenue)
Marton Station: lnwrmart1331b
Close up of image 'lnwrmart1331' showing the lamp cabinet
with its concave mirror to maximise the light from the oil lamp. The cabinet is
empty the lamp having been taken out to be stored during the day in the lamp
room where it would be filled with oil and its wick trimmed. The mirror and
glass of the cabinet would also be polished frequently. In a country station
such as the one at Marton all of the platforms would be lit by oil lamp and
possibly inside the station building too. The most junior member of staff would
be responsible for looking after the lamps and lamp cabinets.
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