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Humber Road Junction: Coventry Loop Line

LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton

LMS Route: Coventry Loop Line

Opened in 1916 when the Coventry Loop Line was finally completed, the junction was originally named Pinley Junction after the lane which crossed the railway at this point. The change of name occurred after the lane was renamed following the construction of the Humber factory owned by the Rootes Group. The junction was removed as part of the electrification work to the West Coast main line although the importance of the Loop Line providing an alternative route for goods traffic around Coventry had declined with the loss of traffic to road hauliers. The junction closed on 7th October 1963.

View of Folly Lane, later named Humber Road, junction signal box prior to it being opened and before the lever frame was installed
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Coventry Local Studies
View of Folly Lane junction signal cabin prior to it being opened and before the lever frame was installed
Looking north towards Coventry from Folley Lane, later renamed Humber Road, bridge with the branch line to Three Spires junction still to be opened to traffic
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Coventry Local Studies
Looking north to Coventry with the branch line to Three Spires Junction on the right still to be opened to traffic
Close up showing the junction and signal box with open wagons loaded with ballast standing alongside the signal controlling access to the main line
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Coventry Local Studies
Close up of the junction and signal box with open wagons loaded with ballast standing alongside the signal
An unidentified LNWR 4-4-0 George Fifth class locomotive is seen at the head of a Birmingham to Euston express train passing the junction with the loop line
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Coventry Local Studies
An unidentified LNWR 4-4-0 George Fifth class locomotive at the head of a Birmingham to Euston express train
Close up showing the unidentified LNWR 4-4-0 George Fifth class locomotive as it passes over the junction with the loop line
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Coventry Local Studies
Close up of the unidentified LNWR 4-4-0 George Fifth class locomotive as it passes over the junction with the loop line

Looking through Folley Lane tunnels towards the tunnel under the Coventry to Rugby main line  during construction of the loop line
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Coventry Local Studies
Looking through Folley Lane tunnels towards the Coventry to Rugby main line during construction of the loop line
An unidentified LNWR 0-8-0 locomotive is being re-railed after hitting the buffer stops at Folley junction
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J Alsop
An unidentified LNWR 0-8-0 locomotive is being re-railed after hitting the buffer stops at Folley junction
View across the junction showing the rear of the unidentified locomotive's tender being hoisted into the air
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E Lloyd
View across the junction showing the rear of the unknown locomotive's tender being hoisted into the air
View of the front end of the 0-8-0 locomotive as the breakdown crew prepare to re-rail the engine
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E Lloyd
View of the front end of the 0-8-0 locomotive as the breakdown crew prepare to re-rail the engine
View of two unidentified ex-LMS 2-8-0 8F locomotives being employed during electrification and track renewal operations at Humber Road junction
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Anon
Two unknown ex-LMS 2-8-0 8F locomotives employed during electrification and track renewal operations

An unidentified ex-LMS 5XP 4-6-0 Jubilee class locomotive is seen at the head of a named up express train as it crosses over Humber Road junction
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Anon
An unknown ex-LMS 4-6-0 Jubilee class locomotive heads a named up express as it crosses the junction
Ex-LMS 5MT 2-6-0 No 42953 on a empty stock working to Rugby as it passes through Humber Road junction
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Anon
Ex-LMS 5MT 2-6-0 No 42953 on a empty stock working to Rugby as it passes through Humber Road junction
Ex-LNWR 7F 0-8-0 G2a class No 49164 is seen travelling on the down line and about to cross over on the loop line to Three Spires junction
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Anon
Ex-LNWR 7F 0-8-0 No 49164 travels on the down line as it crosses over on the loop line to Three Spires junction
Ex-LMS 4-6-0 No 44771 passes Humber Road junction on 9th November 1963 with an up Type 8 freight train
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M Mensing
Ex-LMS 4-6-0 No 44771 passes Humber Road junction on 9th November 1963 with an up Type 8 freight train
An unidentified 0-4-0 Diesel shunter approaches Humber Road junction on its way from Rugby to Coventry
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Anon
An unidentified 0-4-0 Diesel shunter approaches Humber Road junction on its way from Rugby to Coventry

Ex-LMS 5XP 4-6-0 No 45625 'Sarawak' passes Humber Road Junction signal box during the late 1950s
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P Myhill
Ex-LMS 5XP 4-6-0 No 45625 'Sarawak' passes Humber Road Junction signal box during the late 1950s
An 1888 Ordnance Survey map of Folly Lane showing the area prior to the Coventry Loop Line being built
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Scottish National Library
An 1888 Ordnance Survey map of Folly Lane showing the area prior to the Coventry Loop Line being built
A 1919 Ordnance Survey map of Humber Road Junction and Gosford Green goods yard in course of construction
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Scottish National Library
A 1919 Ordnance Survey map of Humber Road Junction and Gosford Green goods yard in course of construction
A 1926 Ordnance Survey map showing Humber Road Junction some eight years after the line opened
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Scottish National Library
A 1926 Ordnance Survey map showing Humber Road Junction some eight years after the line opened
A 1930s LMS Control strip map showing the route between Three Spires Junction signal box and Humber Road Junction signal box
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M Hollick
A 1930s LMS Control strip map showing the route between Three Spires Junction and Humber Road Junction

A 1930s LMS Control strip map showing the route from Nuneaton to Coventry plus the Loop Line
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M Hollick
A 1930s LMS Control strip map showing the route from Nuneaton to Coventry plus the Loop Line
A 1930s LMS Control strip map showing the route between Coventry and Rugby No 7 Signal Box
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M Hollick
A 1930s LMS Control strip map showing the route between Coventry and Rugby No 7 Signal Box