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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton

Canley Halt: lnwrchg2804

Looking from the up platform towards Canley Gates signal cabin after the erection of overhead electric wires

Looking from the up platform towards Canley Gates signal cabin after the erection of overhead electric wires. The road crossed the railway at an angle resulting in the gates being very long and heavy and requiring the signalman to really spin the wheel in order to close or open the gates at speed. A wire mesh has been fitted to the rail side of the signal cabin's windows as part of the safety measures being introduced with electrification. The mesh has been fitted tight to the narrow walk way which runs around the cabin beneath the glazed sections. The walk way provided the signalman access to the glass so that it could be cleaned.

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