LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth

LMS Route: Nuneaton to Birmingham New Street

Washwood Heath Sidings: mrwhg348e

Close up of image 'mrwhg348' giving a view of the front section of the seven sidings which were located behind Washwood Heath Siding's Back Fan or Coal Bank. The three-way point on the right leads to No 21, No 22 and No 23 sidings and was operated by the set of levers levers on the right. These three sidings are occupied primarily by non-mineral traffic whilst the sidings to their left are principally occupied, by coal wagons. The segregation of different types of traffic aided the process of sorting as mineral trains would be more prevalent and would often travel to different destinations to non-mineral traffic. The

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