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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton LMS Route: Nuneaton to
Leamington
Coventry Station: lnwrcov4377
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Ex-LMS 4-6-0 5MT No 45345 passes Coventry No 3 Signal Cabin
with an excursion service from Blackpool on 3rd September 1960. Built as LMS No
5345 by Armstrong Whitworth in April 1937 it was renumbered by British Railways
in November 1948 which it retained until June 1968 when it was withdrawn from
10D Lockstock Hall shed. In the distance, just discernible, is Coventry No 4
Signal Cabin (located on the curve of the Nuneaton branch) which was
responsible for the connections at the main throat of the goods yard. Since
space for stabling coaching sets between their turns of duty was in short
supply, it was not unusual for one of the 'Push-Pull' motor train sets to
lay-over in the sidings here. The Blackpool special was an extra service and to
avoid Birmingham had come via the Trent Valley lines and Nuneaton, to arrive in
Coventry. The asbestos-clad building behind No 3 Signal Cabin was the 'car
loading stage', hence the rake of CCT's (Covered Carriage Trucks} in the
adjacent siding.
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