GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Warwick Station: gwrw2167a

Close up of image 'gwrw2167' showing the siding where coal was transferred from standard to narrow gauge wagons for the local gas works. The standard gauge wagons were shunted into the siding by the Warwick goods pilot where each narrow gauge wagon would be loaded with about two tons of coal before being released to free wheel down to the works, with a gas board man riding on the back to operate the brake. After the wagon was unloaded it was pushed back to the siding for another load.

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