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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Leamington Spa (Avenue)
Marton Station: lnwrmart1331a
Close up of image 'lnwrmart1331' showing Marton station and
the pleasing design adopted by the LNWR when building such a rural and
unimportant station. The station was built in two parts, the original being
used for the single line station and was symmetrical being formed by a single
storey building either side of the two storey station master's house. The
single storey structure nearest the camera was opened when the line was doubled
in 1884 and accommodated the booking office. The The station was lit by oil
lamps the whole of its working life and these were positioned inside cabinets
either fixed to the wall as seen above or on top of a post. They were open on
three sides with the rear panel being solid and fitted with a convex mirror to
dissipate the light in a 180° arc.
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