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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: The Shakespeare Route
Ettington Station: smje14a
Close up of image 'smje14' showing Ettington station's
platform mounted signal box and the small staging used by the signalman to
exchange the staff with locomotive crews. This signal box was only operational
after 1911 during normal business hours having been fitted with one of the
earliest examples of electric train staff equipment. This allowed the signal
box to be switched out meaning only the up line was in operation as part of the
whole route between Kineton and Stratford on Avon. This meant that there were
two different ways of working this section of the route. When the signal box
was in use the Kineton to Ettington section was protected by a red round staff
whilst the Ettington to Stratford on Avon section was protected by a blue round
staff. When the signal box was switched out (not in use) the Kineton to
Stratford section was operated as one section protected by a long section
token, coloured green.
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