LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth
LMS Route: Nuneaton to Birmingham New Street
Washwood Heath Sidings: mrwhg638
View of Washwood Heath Sidings No 2 Signal Box located at
the Birmingham end of the down sidings between the departure lines of the Front
and Back Fans. Bob Essery records that the signal box controlled all departures
from of West trains from the sidings and was opened on 14th March 1892 being
originally described as Washwood Heath Sidings Signal Box. It was renamed as
Washwood Heath Sidings No 2 on 18th August 1895 to be further modified by being
elevated on 5th May 1914 and was then converted to a shunting frame on 24th
April 1969.
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