LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton

Stechford: lnwrstfd2833a

Close up of image 'lnwrstfd2833' showing the hump over which wagons were propelled to travel forward under their own gravity into the down sidings. The wagons would be uncoupled from the train and when pushed over the hump would be guided by staff into a predetermined siding and braked by a shunter using his pole. This process would continue for most of the day six or seven days a week.

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