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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Warwick Station: gwrw379a
Close up of image 'gwrw379' showing the twin spur siding
which was installed to facilitate the loading and unloading of horses and horse
drawn road vehicles. A double slip, a space saving piece of pointwork has been
installed to accommodate the need to provide access to all four short sidings
as well as access to the main line. The existence of Warwick Racecourse would
have provided substantial amounts of traffic during race meetings. The Royal
Show which occasionally took place at Stoneleigh was another source of traffic.
Over the years this facility was reduced initially to just one spur (see image
'gwrw374a') and finally removed (see image 'gwrw389a').
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