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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: lnwrcov590
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A newly introduced DMU stands on the down platform whilst
one of the last Push-Pull trains to see service in the area stands at the up
platform circa 1957-8. The LMS operated Push-Pull trains so that they could run
in either direction with the driver operating the train from a driving cabin at
the end of a specially converted or built coach. Push-Pull trains could operate
either in standard configuration with the locomotive at one end and the driver
trailer at the other or, in instances where heavy commuter traffic was
involved, the locomotive would be sandwiched in the middle as seen at
Kenilworth in image 'lnwrk152'. DMUs were introduced
on local services in 1958 and very quickly replaced steam hauled local
passenger services. Their lightweight bodies coupled with diesel engines meant
that they had rapid acceleration. The introduction of DMUs coincided with an
increase in the timings of local services except on the Coventry to Birmingham
route. The latter being because there was little point accelerating services if
the extensive remodelling of Coventry and New Street station, combined with the
upgrade to overhead electric traction, meant that the service would be
downgraded within the next two years.
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