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. 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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