LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Tamworth
LMS Route: Nuneaton to Birmingham New Street
Washwood Heath Sidings: mrwhg627b
Close up of image 'mrwhg627' showing the 1930 built Washwood
Heath Sidings No 5 Signal Box which had the first four roads under its direct
control out of the twenty-five available on up sidings. The line passing to the
left of the signal box was listed on a diagram in Midland Record No 26
as the, 'Running Road to Dugout', whilst the other three were described as
'Transfer Road to Dugout', 'Lawley Street Traffic' and 'Brake Vans'. To the
right of the No 5 box a fifth line ran towards Washwood Heath Siding No 6
Signal Box where under its direction the sidings fanned out into the remaining
twenty-one sidings.
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