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GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Danzey for Tanworth Station: gwrdt657b

Close up showing Danzey for Tanworth station's signal box, the passing loop and the turnouts at either end for accessing the goods yard

Close up of image 'gwrdt657' showing Danzey for Tanworth station's signal box, the passing loop and the turnouts at either end for accessing the goods yard. The turnouts were designed to be trailing points meaning that trains entering the yard had to reverse into the passing loop rather than entering directly. This was a safety feature common across all railway companies as it prevented potential derailments as the 'tongue' of facing points could be split apart from the main rail. This was clearly dangerous to the expresses travelling at high speed on the line. Whilst there was a passenger footbridge, a barrow crossing at the end of the station was still necessary to provide access for parcel traffic etc from one platform to another.

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