LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Nuneaton
Nuneaton Abbey Street Station: mrna47
The station at the turn of the century with passengers
posing for the camera. The MR station sign announces not onlt the name of the
station 'Nuneaton' but advises passengers that it was the 'Junction for Market
Bosworth, Coalville, Moira and Ashby.
Pete Lee states in his book 'The Railways of Nuneaton and
Bedworth' that the MR used this branch to a much lesser extent than their
rivals. In 1898 there were just two trains a day to the stations proudly listed
on the station sign and by 1931, after grouping, all services had ceased.
The MR journey time was the same as the LNWR's,
approximately one hour. The LNWR had six departures each day with four calling
at all stations terminating at Loughborough Derby Road and two which went
express to Burton.
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