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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Nuneaton LMS Route:
Birmingham New Street to Tamworth
Lawley Street Goods Depot: mrls308a
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Close up of image 'mrls308' showing Lawley Street Goods
Shed's side entrances used by road transport and a variety of fragile goods and
horse-drawn trailers. In addition to the items protected by the canvas
tarpaulins are 'Salt-Glazed Vitreous Clayware ' a robust but fragile material
used for drainage and sewer systems. Loads similar to these could be
transported in open wagons being impervious to water but were fragile if
knocked and therefore they would be packed in straw lined wagons covered by a
tarpaulin to prevent the straw from either blowing away, catching fire -
because of the embers emitted by the locomotive, or getting wet and thereby
reducing its capacity to protect the goods. The horse-drawn wagons were
designed to allow sharp turns to be made, an essential feature as it was
difficult to 'reverse' a horse drawn cart. The basic design was sprung axles,
smaller wheels at the front to allow for tighter turning and large wheels at
the rear to aid stability.
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