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.

Ref: lnwrcll116 Coventry Local Studies View of Folly Lane junction signal cabin prior to it being opened and before the lever frame was installed

Ref: lnwrcll103 Coventry Local Studies Looking north to Coventry with the branch line to Three Spires Junction on the right still to be opened to traffic

Ref: lnwrcll103a Coventry Local Studies Close up of the junction and signal box with open wagons loaded with ballast standing alongside the signal

Ref: lnwrcll110 Coventry Local Studies An unidentified LNWR 4-4-0 George Fifth class locomotive at the head of a Birmingham to Euston express train

Ref: lnwrcll110a 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

Ref: lnwrcll1740 Coventry Local Studies Looking through Folley Lane tunnels towards the Coventry to Rugby main line during construction of the loop line

Ref: lnwrcll2372 J Alsop An unidentified LNWR 0-8-0 locomotive is being re-railed after hitting the buffer stops at Folley junction

Ref: lnwrcll2374 E Lloyd View across the junction showing the rear of the unknown locomotive's tender being hoisted into the air

Ref: lnwrcll2375 E Lloyd View of the front end of the 0-8-0 locomotive as the breakdown crew prepare to re-rail the engine

Ref: lnwrcll114 Anon Two unknown ex-LMS 2-8-0 8F locomotives employed during electrification and track renewal operations

Ref: lnwrcll113 Anon An unknown ex-LMS 4-6-0 Jubilee class locomotive heads a named up express as it crosses the junction

Ref: lnwrcll111 Anon Ex-LMS 5MT 2-6-0 No 42953 on a empty stock working to Rugby as it passes through Humber Road junction

Ref: lnwrcll112 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

Ref: lnwrcll2373 M Mensing Ex-LMS 4-6-0 No 44771 passes Humber Road junction on 9th November 1963 with an up Type 8 freight train

Ref: lnwrcll115 Anon An unidentified 0-4-0 Diesel shunter approaches Humber Road junction on its way from Rugby to Coventry

Ref: lnwrcll2742 P Myhill Ex-LMS 5XP 4-6-0 No 45625 'Sarawak' passes Humber Road Junction signal box during the late 1950s

Ref: lnwrcll3226 Scottish National Library An 1888 Ordnance Survey map of Folly Lane showing the area prior to the Coventry Loop Line being built

Ref: lnwrcll3245 Scottish National Library A 1919 Ordnance Survey map of Humber Road Junction and Gosford Green goods yard in course of construction

Ref: lnwrcll3227 Scottish National Library A 1926 Ordnance Survey map showing Humber Road Junction some eight years after the line opened

Ref: lnwrmap113 M Hollick A 1930s LMS Control strip map showing the route between Three Spires Junction and Humber Road Junction

Ref: lnwrmap108 M Hollick A 1930s LMS Control strip map showing the route from Nuneaton to Coventry plus the Loop Line

Ref: lnwrmap103 M Hollick A 1930s LMS Control strip map showing the route between Coventry and Rugby No 7 Signal Box