GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Warwick Station: gwrw372a

Close up of image 'gwrw372' showing the refuge siding located on the Hatton side of Warwick station's up platform. The siding is controlled by a lower quadrant signal and has a water column strategically located so that waiting locomotives can top up their water. It was said that there were times during the Second World War that traffic could be so gridlocked that trains could stand for up to 24 hours in one refuge siding. The refuge siding was fitted with a short spur at the head in case of runaways.

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