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LMS Route: Rugby to Wolverhampton
LMS Route: Nuneaton to Leamington

Coventry Station: lnwrcov4512a

Close up of Coventry goods yard with its single siding leading to the two bay cattle dock on the right

Close up of Coventry goods yard with its single siding leading to the two bay cattle dock on the right. The three-plank wagon in the centre is standing on the wagon turntable whilst to its right is an LNWR open top cattle wagon. This is thought to be the only such photograph of a medium sized LNWR open top cattle wagon - the other open top cattle wagon seen in image 'lnwrcov3728b' is the only known photograph of a large LNWR open top cattle wagon. Beyond this middle wagon is a fully loaded coal wagon with a coal merchant's 'trap' sited next to it. The wagon to the left of the centre is fitted with 'dumb buffers'. a description of when the solebars of the underframe continued beyong the headstock to protect the wagon's couplings. Metal buffers fitted with springs helped to reduce the impact on the wagon and it's load when shunting.

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