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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Stratford Midland Junction - The Shakespeare
Route
Binton Station: smjb190
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Diagram showing the simple layout of Binton station and
goods shed and yard as seen post-1900. Before the siding passes through the
goods shed there are two cattle pens whilst on the other side of the shed are
offices for Messrs. Robson and a carriage landing dock. Adjacent to the
carriage dock is a weighing machine and weigh office for checking the weights
of any bulk goods brought to or delivered from the yard. Such facilities would
have been available to the wider commercial world for a small fee. Messrs.
Robson is believed to be the local coal merchant whose coal would have been
stacked on the opposite side of the access road for most of the length of the
siding. Unless Robson's owned their own wagons they would have used either the
colliery's or railway company wagons. Use of the latter wagons necessitated
that they needed unloading within three days of arrival or otherwise charges
would be incurred. It should be noted that the above diagram quotes the hand
operated crane in the goods shed as having a 30 cwt (one and half tons)
capacity which is contrary to the information contained in the Railway Clearing
House's 1894 and 1929 Handbook of Railway Stations both stating the
capacity as being two ton.
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