GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Warwick Station: gwrw379a

Close up of image 'gwrw379' showing the twin spur siding which was installed to facilitate the loading and unloading of horses and horse drawn road vehicles. A double slip, a space saving piece of pointwork has been installed to accommodate the need to provide access to all four short sidings as well as access to the main line. The existence of Warwick Racecourse would have provided substantial amounts of traffic during race meetings. The Royal Show which occasionally took place at Stoneleigh was another source of traffic. Over the years this facility was reduced initially to just one spur (see image 'gwrw374a') and finally removed (see image 'gwrw389a').

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