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GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line
Shirley Station: gwrsh489b
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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