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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: lnwrmart3100
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An Edwardian photograph of Marton station with staff from
the station and a platelayer posed for the camera. This early photograph of the
station shows the section of the down platform nearest to the camera to be
formed in timber with timber planking, laid at 90º to the track, resting
on timber piers. All other later photographs show the platform constructed in
brick. Why this was necessary is unknown as timber platforms were very common
and indeed had been used for the up platform which remained thus to the
station's closure. It is the assertion of the writer that in all probability
the original platform to the single line station was the brick platform seen at
the Rugby end of the station. The section of platform formed using timber was
only constructed when the track was doubled and at the same time as the waiting
room and booking office was built. This meant that the station master's house,
and what became the ladies waiting room, had to have their floor levels raised.
This accounts for why the top of the door to the waiting room and booking
office, which front onto this section of platform, is higher than the doors to
both the station master's house and ladies waiting room - as seen in image 'lnwrmart1327'.
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