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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: The Shakespeare Route
Ettington Station: smje88c
Close up of image 'smje88' showing the light engine, thought
to be a LNWR 0-6-0 Coal Engine, standing opposite Ettington's signal box. The
goods yard appears to be fenced off from the railway at the far end even to the
point of a gate protecting the spur from the main line. The locomotive is
standing on top of the boards covering the point rodding which crossed over
between the two sets of rails. The locomotive is not travelling through
otherwise the signalman could have directed him on to the down platform to make
the hand over of the staff much easier. Its most likely that the locomotive is
about to shunt the vehicles in the yard.
The nearest crossing was installed for the benefit of the
signalman so that he could cross from the down to the up platform without using
the crossing at the far end of the platform.
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