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GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Shirley Station: gwrsh489b

Close up showing the Permanent Way gang working on both sets of tracks and the goods yard which was located at the end of the down platform

Close up of image 'gwrsh489' showing the Permanent Way gang working on both sets of tracks and the goods yard which was located at the end of the down platform. The trolley on the up line is loaded with ballast and it seems that the P&W gang are packing the sleepers with stone. The line was opened to goods traffic before passenger traffic so its possible that the line was open at the time of the photograph but not the station. The men sitting on the platform might be passengers but equally they might be railway workers. The signal box is located on the down platform and in a position offering the signalman the best sighting advantage in both directions.

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