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London North Western Railway:
Midland Railway:
Stratford Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Leamington to Weedon
Southam & Long Itchington Station:
lnwrs&l1320a
Close up of image 'lnwrs&l1320' showing the cab in the
driver trailer and the vacuum operated controls inside the middle window of the
cab and the pipework fitted outside. The driver operated the push-pull train
from this cab through controls operated by vacuum via pipes that passed under
the carriages to the locomotive. The locomotive needed to be equipped with
special equipment - known as being motor fitted - which allowed the vacuum
controls to operate the engine. The fireman would remain in the locomotive at
all times and it was only when the locomotive headed the train that the driver
would be in the locomotive cab.
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