GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Henley in Arden - New Station: gwrha1410a

Close up of image 'gwrha1410' he up platform's water crane being used to fill an unidentified ex-GWR 2-6-2T Prairie locomotive with water. The driver is seen standing at the base of the water column having just turned off the water supply as his fireman is seen about to descend from the front bufferbeam having just pulled the 'bag' out of the Prairie's side tank. This view also shows that the bay side of the island platform had a recessed slope requiring a timber handrail to be positioned. There is no obvious reason for this feature when inspecting available photographs of this location.

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