LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton
Berkswell and Balsall Common: lnwrberk4113a
Close up of image 'lnwrberk4113' showing the long siding,
and to its right, the goods yard and some of its facilities equipment. The
Weighing Machine and Office noted on the L&NWR
OS Map is just out of site behind the Signal Cabin. The dock and building
to the left of the Signal Cabin are most likely used by railway workers. In the
distance a mobile crane mounted on a road trailer can be seen. This would have
been used for lifting heavy loads and is not thought to have been a permanent
resident at Berkswell. Whereas there was little industrial traffic to warrant
its use the nearby RAF base at Honiley might have justified its existence, at
least on a casual basis.
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