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Fenny Compton

GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Fenny Compton is the first station in Warwickshire on the Paddington to Snow Hill route. The GWR station is adjacent to the SMJ station.

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Looking towards Leamington with the original signal box next to the down platform
Ref gwrfc82 - Postcard
Looking towards Leamington with the original signal box next to the down platform
Close up showing the station staff standing in line for the photographer
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Close up showing the station staff standing in line for the photographer
Close up showing the original signal box and the level crossing
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Close up showing the original signal box and the level crossing

View of station looking south towards Banbury from the down platform
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View of station looking south towards Banbury from the down platform
Close up  showing the booking office, timber framed store and grounded coach body
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Close up showing the booking office, timber framed store and grounded coach body
Close up of showing the signal box and the Banbury end of the down platform
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Close up of showing the signal box and the Banbury end of the down platform

Looking towards Leamington Spa with the SMJ station on the left
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Looking towards Leamington Spa with the SMJ station on the left
Close up showing the joint LMS/GWR signal box built in the early years of the grouping
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Close up showing the joint LMS/GWR signal box built in the early years of the grouping
Close up showing the station's up platform and structures
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Close up showing the station's up platform and structures

View of the revised track layout enabling GWR traffic to join the SMJ
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View of the revised track layout enabling GWR traffic to join the SMJ
Close up showing both the SMJ and GWR stations and the revised track layout adopted in 1961
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Close up showing both the SMJ and GWR stations and the revised track layout adopted in 1961
Looking north with the ex-SMJ lines on the left and the ex-GWR lines on the right
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Looking north with the ex-SMJ lines on the left and the ex-GWR lines on the right

Looking across the new track layout to the GWR up platform from the SMJ goods siding
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Looking across the new track layout to the GWR up platform from the SMJ goods siding
Close up of  showing details of the up platform and its buildings in the early 1960s
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Close up of showing details of the up platform and its buildings in the early 1960s
An unknown GWR 4-6-0 'Saint' class locomotive is seen passing near Fenny Compton during the 1920s
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An unknown GWR 4-6-0 'Saint' class locomotive is seen passing near Fenny Compton during the 1920s

An unknown GWR 4-4-0 'County' class locomotive seen at the head of an up train in 1920s
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An unknown GWR 4-4-0 'County' class locomotive seen at the head of an up train in 1920s