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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth
LMS Route: Nuneaton to Birmingham New Street
Washwood Heath Sidings: mrwhg640
View of Washwood Heath Sidings No 1 Signal Box which was
located on the up line and the opposite side of the former LNWR Aston to
Stechford bridge on 8th April 1969. This signal box controlled a critical block
(section) of track at the West end of Washwood Heath Sidings, and was therefore
the most important of the seven signal boxes that were found at Washwood Heath
sidings. Under its control were the seven lines running West towards
Birmingham, the access to the up and down sidings including the switchovers
between the lines and the two short sidings for the banking locomotives used to
push the heavy goods trains up towards the city centre. To the right of the
signal box can be seen the carriage shed with the Up Lawley street line (which
became the Up goods line) in between.
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