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LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth

LMS Route: Nuneaton to Birmingham New Street

Washwood Heath Sidings: mrwhg1662

A rear view of the former Midland Railway signalbox, reduced to shunting frame status since 1969

A rear view of the former Midland Railway signalbox, reduced to shunting frame status since 1969. The main line to Derby can be seen in the distance to the right of the box. Effectively redundant since the closure of Washwood Heath Sidings, the shunting frame's every move has to be coordinated with Saltley which ultimately controls activities. The original intent under the 1969 resignalling scheme was to retain a local facility to enable quicker shunting manoeuvre. The shunting frame is now replaced, together with Saltley Power Box, by computerised signalling from the West Midlands Signalling Centre, just across the road from Saltley.

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