LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton

LMS Route: Hampton in Arden to Whitacre

Hampton - Derby Junction: lnwrhiaj705a

Close up of 'lnwrhiaj705' showing the LNWR signal box which has either been replaced or modified by the addition of the 'privy' and the relocation of the door and steps. The second line from the right would have been described by the Midland Railway as the down line from Whitacre when the island interchange platform existed. This is because the Midland Railway description of their traffic was orientated around their headquarters at Derby. Traffic travelling towards Derby was described as being in the 'up' direction whilst traffic moving away was described as being in the 'down' direction. The LNWR, as with most other railway companies with their lines headquartered in London, however described their traffic based on travelling 'up' to London and 'down' from London.

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