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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Trent Valley Line
LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington
Nuneaton Station: lnwrns2669a
Close up of image 'lnwrns2669' looking towards Tamworth with the
bridge carrying the MR's Birmingham to Leicester line in the distance. The
former LNWR Nuneaton Down Sidings signal cabin can be seen standing on the
left. Behind the signal cabin (on the LNWR the buildings were described as
signal cabins whereas most other railways referred to them as signal boxes) a
parachute water column can be seen. The reference to 'parachute' is a
description of the water tank. This type of water column was frequently seen at
locations where they would be in constant use and a readily available supply of
water was required. The water column on the platform is minus its 'bag', the
hose placed in the tender or bunker to top up a steam locomotive's water
supply, but is presumably still to be used as otherwise it would have been
removed when the platform was remodelled.
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