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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Warwick Station: gwrw370

Close up showing the length of the mixed freight train which been set back to allow faster traffic to pass

Close up of image 'gwrw370' showing the length of the mixed freight train which been set back to allow faster traffic to pass. Refuge sidings were installed at a number of locations along the main line. Whilst Leamington had a passing goods loop Southam & Long Itchington were equipped with refuge sidings. A refuge siding typically had only one entrance or exit, that being at the furthest point in the direction of travel. Therefore all the refuge sidings on the up line were at the London end of the siding whilst those on the down line were at the Birmingham end of the siding. The reason being was that they were all fitted with trailing points which was much safer than facing points, the latter being susceptible of being split by a bogie wheel at speed and derailing the train.

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