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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: lnwrcov4512a
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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