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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Stratford Midland Junction - The Shakespeare
Route
Stratford on Avon Station: smjsa118
Looking East showing the sole remaining water crane complete
with enclosed brazier to ward off frost on 18th August 1962. The extended arm
at the top of the water column instead of a flexible bag (as seen in image 'smjsa44a') is why this watering equipment were
described as 'cranes' They could be rotated 90° across either track and
required much less effort by the fireman to place the 'bag' into the tender.
With the larger than normal distance between the two sets of tracks at
Stratford they were ideal but they were still found at many other locations,
particularly on the Midland Railway. They were however more expensive to
produce and during winter they could freeze up stopping their rotation. The
bridge at the end of the platforms carried the two sets of tracks of the
railway over the River Avon for a little distance before the line reverted to
single line working.
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