LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton

Tile Hill Station: lnwrth2412

Diagram of the new shunting frame provided by British Railways to control the crossing gates. The frame was a ten lever LMS type and it was required to 'lock' or 'unlock' the four pedestrian gates situated at the four corners of the crossing (see 'lnwrth1286' and 'lnwrth713') for a view of the gates. The diagram is marked as 'inverted' but I think this is an error by Preston Hendry and Powell Hendry. I assume they think the siding shown on the left was in fact the single siding found in the goods yard. I believe its the siding installed by British Railways positioned approximately half a mile towards Berkswell used to reverse locomotives proceeding to the oil depot on Torrington Avenue and accessed from the up line.

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