Colliery Lines

Coventry Colliery: misc_cc021

British Railways built 0-6-0T No 1501 is seen running tender first at the head of a long coal train as it crosses Wheelwright Lane level crossing in Bedworth. Despite the branch only having a few trains each way per day, the signal box controlling the level crossing was manned. The original swing gates had been replaced by the 'drawbridge' style where the gates are raised in to the air allowing traffic to proceed underneath.

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