Coventry Loop Line

LMS Route: Coventry Loop Line

Lineside Views

The following images show the different elements of the Coventry Loop line ranging from bridges and sidings to locomotives and signal boxes.

Working at Morris Sidings. Trains must not be allowed to shunt inside for other trains to pass. The trailing points in the up goods line are clipped and padlocked for through movements along the down goods line and the key kept in the Three Spires Junction box. The Guard of a train requiring to call at these sidings must collect the key from the Signalman at Three Spires Junction box before departure and sign for its receipt in the Train Register.

When work has been completed at the sidings the Guard must set the points for through movements along the up goods line and clip and relock the padlock. The key must be handed to the Signalman of Three Spires Junction box upon return and an entry of the fact must be entered in the Train Register.

Ref: lnwrcll1743 C Maggs View of Coventry Loop Line with the over bridges built but still with the contractor's temporary track in place

Ref: lnwrcll1742 Rev A Newman Courtaulds 0-4-0ST 'Rocket' shunts the exchange sidings adjacent to the LNWR's Nuneaton to Coventry line

Ref: lnwrcll1746 AW Flowers Ex-LMS 4-6-0 'Black 5' No 44773 is seen at the head of an empty parcels train as it transits the Loop Line

Ref: lnwrcll2741 AW Flowers BR built 2MT 2-6-0 No 46445 is seen at Little Heath shortly after it was transferred to Coventry in 1957

Ref: lnwrcll2755 BR/OPC View of Bridge No 9 situated on the Coventry Loop Line built in 1912 to the drawing 'lnwrcll2754'

Ref: lnwrcll2754 LNWR A LNWR drawing showing the side elevation of Bridge No 9 located on the Coventry Loop Line

Ref: lnwrcll2751 R Bristow View of Heath Road bridge with Bridge No 9 seen in the distance during February/March 1984

Ref: lnwrcll2757 R Bristow The remains of the pointwork and trackwork located outside the Morris Engines sidings seen in February/March 1984

Ref: lnwrcll2746 Anon Ordnance Sidings signal box, its purpose being to control the sidings to Morris Engines and the Ordnance works

Ref: lnwrcll2747 R Bristow Binley Road bridge which carried the railway to Gosford Green sidings which was to the left of the camera

Ref: lnwrcll2749 R Bristow The abutments on the Coventry Canal which carried the Foleshill Railway into Admiralty works on Red Lane