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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Warwick Station: gwrw387a

Close up showing workmen in the process of unloading coal prior to stacking the coal on the ground circa 1938

Close up of image 'gwrw387' showing workmen in the process of unloading coal prior to stacking the coal on the ground circa 1938. In most areas of the country coal was delivered in 10 ton open wagons of the type seen above. The workmen would use the larger pieces of coal to form a box with the large pieces acting as a retaining wall so that smaller pieces could be stacked inside. Double handling and even triple handling of the coal was very common up until the Second World War but as labour costs began to rise more economical means of handling coal was sought.

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