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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton LMS Route: Nuneaton to
Leamington
Coventry Station: lnwrcov229a
Viewed from the mainline this close up of image 'lnwrcov229'
shows the side of Coventry No 1 Goods shed and its midway access point and one
of the loading bays circa 1961. The long goods shed had an internal single rail
laid to the outside wall with a platform to the remaining floor area. To
provide a degree of flexibility in shunting wagons both in to and out of the
shed a side entrance was provided accessed by two wagon turntables, one inner
the outside (see image 'layout_of_goods_yard_b'). It is thought
that the lean-to accommodate a chute from the first floor for transhipping
goods into open wagons. The length of the lean-to being sufficient to
accommodate a standard 9 or 10 foot wagon (the distance between the two
axles).
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