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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: Birmingham -
Soho - Perry Barr - Birmingham LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to
Harborne
Monument Lane Station: lnwrml2225a
Close up of image 'lnwrml2225' showing a shunter signalling
inside Monument Lane goods depot viewed from the elevated signal cabin. Whereas
the signal cabin would control the movements in to and out of the goods depot,
internal movements were under the control of the shunters operating in the
yard. The pointwork would be operated by hand using levers placed adjacent to
the turnout. One such lever with its long handle painted white can be seen
above on the left. Permission to move forward or to reverse was provided by the
shunter using hand signals. Above it would appear he is holding a white cloth
to provide better visibility in the crowded yard whereas at night he would use
an oil lamp. The shunter and driver of the locomotive would use specific codes
both in terms of arm movement by the shunter and 'crows' (blasts on the
whistle) by the diver. Within the yard on the left is an ex-LMS locomotive of
either a 4-6-0 or 2-8-0 wheel configuration.
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