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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Birmingham West Suburban Railway
Five Ways Station: mrf933
Looking along the double track main line to Kings Norton
with the single line on the left for Central Goods in 1955. On the left in the
deep cutting is the flat roofed structure which stood on the down platform of
Five Ways station as can be seen (see image 'mrf473').
The water crane is protected by a 'fire devil' which provided warmth in winter
to prevent the water crane from freezing. There is also has a gas lit lamp post
to its right as this part of the line would have very little light from
surrounding buildings. The small timber structure just past the lamp post
appears to be a box containing sand, no doubt to be used by locomotive crews
and guards to replenish their stocks should there be a need. The line to
Central Goods was a falling gradient which combined with the damp created
within the tunnel could cause slipping to occur.
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