LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton
LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington

Coventry Station: lnwrcov2776a

Close up of image 'lnwrcov2776' showing the water column by Coventry No 2 Signal Box was still in use right up to the last stages of rebuilding. The immediate floor area of the water column has been formed using either brick or blocks with a kerb on three sides if not four sides. At the base of the column beneath the 'bag' is a drain whilst near to the camera is the wheel which turned the water on or off. A brazier or 'fire devil' stands immediately next to the 'bag' ready to be lit during freezing weather. A gas lit lamppost is also evident to be used at night to aid crews when topping up their tanks. The '15' MPH sign indicates that this was the maximum speed limit for trains when entering platform 1.

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