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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington
Kenilworth Station: lnwrk3784
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A late Victorian or early Edwardian view of Kenilworth
station looking towards Coventry station along the down platform. The
photograph is clearly posed with station staff on the left possibly
demonstrating some of their duties and services provided by the railway. The
movement of milk by passenger traffic was an every day occurrence at many
stations, either in dispatching the milk in churns from local farms or in
receiving the milk for collection by local dairies or shopkeepers. The porter's
barrow or sack trolley was to be found at most stations being used either to
assist passengers with their luggage or in handling parcel traffic. The term
parcel traffic was very much a catch all phrase as it covered all items which
could be manhandled on to a guards van provided the appropriate fare was paid.
In the centre of the two other members of staff, wearing a hat but not a coat
just a waistcoat, is probably a booking clerk or even a signalman. The family
on the left have obviously joined in the fun posing for the photographer. The
old lady is an early form of wheel chair and appears to have someone to help
her. The railways were not really 'wheel chair' friendly for the first 150
years of their existence so this lady had no other choice but to ride in the
guards van.
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