Miscellaneous

Section under development.

Sheds

There were six Great Western Railway sheds in the county at one time or another with currently four populated. The London North Western Railway had six sheds, the Midland Railway three and the Stratford upon Avon and Midland Junction Railway had one shed. The Great Central had no shed facilities in the county. All but the SMJ and Alcester (GWR) sheds are due to be upgaded and extended.

Industrial Railways

Photos of the Edge Hill Light Railway and Foleshill Railway are currently available.

Colliery Lines

A few photographs of Coventry and Newdigate Collieries are available

Mishaps

Photos of a number of mishaps are currently available.

Film Clips

Click here for film clips

Can you help? Could you write a more detailed caption to the photographs or provide information on the on the region's sheds, the EHLR, Foleshill Railway and other industrial railways in Warwickshire? We have initially concentrated on providing photographs which, with over two thousand images, is taking a considerable amount of time. We have only provided basic captions at this point because of the amount of time required to fully research the subject shown.

The Miscellaneous home page is intended to provide generic information on the various lines or sheds within the county. The subsequent pages on the sheds or industrial lines would provide captioned photos and details relevant to the location. As we are sure you will appreciate our knowledge of some areas is thin because the subject matter may not reflect our personal interest.

Currently we have little information on the County's industrial lines other than a few photographs of the Edge Hill Light Railway and the Foleshill Railway. Therefore any information and photographs on the lines serving the many collieries would be very useful.

Useful information would include dates when lines and sheds were opened, closed or were rebuilt or had a change of name. Events, shed allocations together with details of the locomotives shown including the date built and scrapped along with personal experiences and historical notes will all add to the value of the site and to the knowledge of the reader.

Contributions and comments are best sent by email (NOT as an attachment but within the text area to limit viruses) so that we can "cut and paste" your contribution directly into the site. If providing specific information on a photograph please quote the image reference (e.g. gwrfc82, lnwra19, miscfr006 etc) for each item of information provided.

Please forward your contribution or comments to info@warwickshirerailways.com. All contributors will be acknowledged at the appropriate place within the site.

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