GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Warwick Station: gwrw938

Looking towards Birmingham along the down platform with the Hatton banker's bay on the left and the up refuge siding on the right. Beyond the end of the down platform can be seen the line running parallel to the down main line which led to Cape Yard sited to the left and in front of Cape Road bridge seen in the distance. This line passed under Cape Road bridge (a van can be seen standing on this section of line) and proceeded on to the gas works as seen in image 'gwrw396a'. The concrete lampposts are were installed by British Railways and are lit by electricity. The heritage of the original broad gauge track has resulted in a greater distance between the two standard gauge tracks than the nominal six foot that was the norm on standard gauge lines.

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