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Stations, Junctions, etc
Engine Sheds
Other
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Foleshill Railway
Nominally independent, the Foleshill Railway was opened in 1901
to serve Webster's brickwork's from a junction off the Nuneaton line. In 1905
it was extended to serve the new Courtaulds factory and Coventry Ordnance Works
and in doing so it crossed on the level at Stoney Stanton Road the 3 foot 6
inch gauge Coventry Corporation Tramway system. During the Great War
(First World War) of 1914-18 the line carried much heavy ordnance traffic from
the Admiralty works in the form of gun barrels for the Royal Navy's Dreadnought
class battleships. A new connection was made with the Coventry Loop Line in
1914 making it not only a through route but one with access to the Rugby to
Coventry line as well as the Nuneaton to Coventry line. Courtaulds eventually
took over the Foleshill Railway and their traffic was always steam worked, the
line closing on 29th February 1972 after Courtaulds converted their boilers
from coal to gas. A final steaming was staged on 8th April 1972 before some 100
enthusiasts and Courtaulds wove a silk bookmark to commemorate the event.
'Rocket', the 0-4-0ST Peckett (Works No 1722 of 1926), which was purchased new
for the line, was handed over to a local RCTS member for transmission to
Tyseley Museum.
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