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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton
Berkswell and Balsall Common: lnwrberk1313a
This close up of image 'lnwrberk1313' showing the signal box
which was located adjacent to the siding and Truggist Lane under-bridge, part
of which can just be seen on the extreme right behind the mineral wagon. The
wagon is standing on a short spur ahead of the goods yard's connection with the
down line. The signal box is thought to have been constructed when the block
system of signalling was introduced at about the time the Berkswell to
Kenilworth line was being proposed circa 1880. The signal box lasted well into
the 1970s being sufficiently far from the track not to impede the
electrification of the line, unlike Tile Hill box whose cantilevered
construction fouled the line. The box had the 'ships wheel' method of opening
and closing the gates with a handle at 90 degrees to the rim to enable the
signalman to spin the wheel quickly.
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