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GWR Route: Alcester to Hatton Junction
Claverdon Station: gwrc913
Photograph of the north end of the station on 22nd April
1939, taken from the new Signal Box looking towards Hatton. The doubling of the
main line has been completed and a trailing connection from the up line to the
goods siding has been installed. The goods siding had trailing connections to
the main running lines, necessitating a crossover at the north end.
This arrangement with trailing connections was normal
practice as it eliminated the risks associated with facing points. As a result
trains could only reverse into the goods siding from the main line. Half way
between the crossover and the five plank open wagon on the siding is the
independent disc signal which controlled movement from the siding. Just visible
to the right of this disc signal is the siding catch point, which would divert
or derail any vehicle moving without authorisation towards the running line.
Robert Ferris
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