LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton
LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington

Coventry Station: lnwr622

The view looking towards Birmingham and Warwick Road bridge. This photograph demonstrates the major problem confronting the railway authorities regarding Coventry and the development of a new station. The road bridge throttled the approach to the station and early action should have been taken to widen it thereby allowing the station to grow in length unimpeded.

Once the Leamington branch had been constructed at the other end of the station this was the only option available as was shown when the station was rebuilt in the 1960s. The bridge shown was demolished over a Saturday night by the means of providing protection to the rails and using explosive in a controlled demolition.

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