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LMS Route: Leamington to Weedon

Napton & Stockton Station: lnwrn&s2793b

Close up showing the up platform with the signal cabin nearest the camera and the toilets furthest away

Close up of image 'lnwrn&s2793' showing the up platform with the signal cabin nearest the camera and the toilets furthest away. The low density of traffic did not warrant a standard signal box, hence the small cabin, nor did it justify a dedicated signalman. Therefore the signals and points would have been the responsibility of a signalling porter who combined both roles. The signal cabin whilst erected at the same time as the other structure, housing the booking office, waiting rooms and toilets, is smaller. The signal cabin was only responsible for setting the signals and points relating to the passing loop and the single siding goods yard located behind the photographer.

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