LMS Route: The Shakespeare Route

Fenny Compton Station: smjfc22b

Close up of image 'smjfc22' shows the SMJ level crossing and the girders and safety rail to the under-bridge below the line. The level crossing was in the early years of the railway rarely used as road traffic tended to use the under-bridge. However as road vehicles became larger, which the under-bridge could not accommodate, the level crossings became increasingly used. The erection of a joint signal box was initiated by the need by both railway companies to make

economies in the aftermath of the depression and falling revenues. However the presence of two level crossings, each with its own set of gates, only a matter of yards apart also made operational sense.

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