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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington
Longford & Exhall: lnwr_le3416a
Close up showing the basic timber buildings provided by the
LNWR on both Longford & Exhall station's platforms. On the down platform on
the left an outside gentlemen's toilet has been provided with a small general
waiting room next to it. In front of the toilet are a set of steps to be used
by passengers either alighting from or accessing a carriage. The platforms of
early stations were built at a height suitable for early railway carriages,
these having been modelled on stage coaches with steps descending to road
level. As carriages became longer they required deeper frames and wheels
mounted on bogies all of which raised the height of the carriage floor by a
considerable amount (as can be seen by the height of the steps). The lamps are
gas lit which reflects the fact the station was located adjacent to housing
which resulted in gas being provided by Coventry Corporation.
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