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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: Birmingham-Soho-Perry Barr-Birmingham
Soho Soap Works Junction: lnwrsswj3448
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View of Soho Soap Works Junction from a Stephenson
Locomotive Society special on 30th May 1959. The signal cabin was named 'Soho
Soap Works Junction' and was equipped with a forty-eight lever frame. The
signal cabin closed on 8th January 1965. The SLS special was completing Part 1
of the tour having started at Birmingham New Street and then visiting Monument
Lane, Harborne Junction, Harborne before returning to Harborne Junction in
order to go back to Birmingham New Street via Monument Lane ready to commence
the next phase of part one. This phase saw the two locomotives topping and
tailing the special, No 58271 and No 58283, going forward to Proof House
Junction followed by Aston, Perry Barr Station Junction, Soho East Junction
before being seen above at Soho Soap works Junction. From here the special will
finally complete part one by going forward to Galton Junction, Smethwick
Junction, Old Hill, Halesowen, Longbridge, Kings Norton, Bordesley Junction, St
Andrews Junction, Proof House Junction to finally arrive back at Birmingham New
Street.
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