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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Birmingham West Suburban Railway
Central Goods Yard: mrcgy928d
Close up of image 'mrcgy928' showing the rail entrance to
Central Goods Station's warehouse on 26th September 1922. On the right of the
entrance, adjacent to the siding accommodating the solitary low goods wagon, a
hydraulically operated capstan can be seen. Capstans would be placed at
strategic locations throughout the yard and inside the warehouse to enable
single wagons to be shunted within the confines of a train of standing wagons.
They were particularly useful when combined with wagon turntables allowing
individual wagons to be removed from one siding to another. A Hydraulic House
had been built in 1891 by J Parnall & Son at a cost of £4,887 10s 6d
to power the capstans, lifts and small cranes. It was erected adjacent to the
electric generating station and a siding was provided for the delivery of coal
to both of these premises. The buildings were located adjacent to the signal
box at the mouth of the tunnel.
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