LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth
LMS Route: Nuneaton to Birmingham New Street
Washwood Heath Sidings: mrwhg452a
Close up of image 'mrwhg452' showing an unidentified ex-LMS
0-6-0 4F locomotive on banking duties moving forward to assist a train to Camp
Hill if not beyond. Bob Essery recounts that a train proceeding to Camp Hill or
beyond which wanted assistance would whistle as it passed the banker standing
in the stub siding. This would be the signal for the banking locomotive to move
forward, after the signalman had set the points, and run up to the rear of the
train. It would then whistle to signal to the train locomotive that it was
ready to assist at which both locomotives would start to work hard lifting the
train to Camp Hill or Kings Heath.
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