LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington

Kenilworth Station: lnwrk165

Looking in the direction of Coventry with the 'Station Steps' footbridge in the near distance which replaced the private level crossing on 29th Jan 1958. The original level crossing was replaced by the footbridge in 1885 just after the line was doubled. It is thought that this photograph was taken by British Railways as part of a series recording the line to aid design of electrifying the route which was originally mooted to occur with the electrification of the West Coast main line. Whilst a number of bridges were lifted to allow overhead cables clearance the plan was abandoned due to financial constraints.

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