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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: lnwrmart3978
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The engineers' signal plan is for an early signalling
arrangement current with the scale plan, and shows an additional signal box and
outdoor lever frame about 22 chains on the Rugby side of Marlon Station cabin.
This box. Nelson's Siding signal box, was adjacent to a minor occupation
crossing, and controlled access to two private sidings on the Up side of the
line. These sidings probably closed in the late 1890s when the
LeamingtonSouthamDaventry branch opened, as this passed close to
Nelson's works and there would seem to be little point in continuing to haul
loads along the highway to the Marton sidings. The signalling arrangements are
from an engineers' plan which shows the number of arms, but does not
differentiate distant or stop arms, or make clear to which line a signal
refers. In the absence of any further information, and given the interest of
this early installation, the reconstruction in the 'C' plan has been prepared
from the best available data, and in the light of known physical features. The
existence of the outer Distants for Marton Station on the Down line would
appear to be confirmed by the lever pull plates, lever 24 (even after many
years disuse) requiring 23 etc. on its pull plate though painted white.
Robert P Hendry
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