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London North Western
Railway:
Midland
Railway:
Stratford
Midland Junction Railway
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LMS Route: Stratford Midland Junction - The Shakespeare
Route
SMJ Locomotives: smjsa166a
Stratford upon Avon Engine Shed
This close up of image 'smjsa166' showing the water tank on
the left, the turntable in the middle and the coal drop on the right. Items of
interest include the gangway to the Pump House and WC on the left, the Dynamo
shed adjacent to the workshops located at the rear of the shed, the foreman's
office adjacent to the turntable and the various trades facilities and stores
alongside the rear boundary wall. Not apparent in the above is where the
locomotives were washed out and had the ash cleaned from their firepan and
smokebox. Adjacent to the 'Coal Stacking' area which is seen in image 'smjsa59c' to be used for coaling locomotives is a pit
which is a probable location. However ash has to be removed off site via an
open wagon and the only logical place for the wagon to stand is the road next
to the 'Coal Stacking' area which would seem to make this facility
overcrowded.
Stratford upon Avon Station
This close up of image 'smjsa166' showing the passenger and
platform staff facilities together with facilities for local merchants. WL
Dingley & Co have the majority of the merchant facilities with buildings
located on the left of the access road. Within the station's main building are:
a Guards Office; a Gentlemen's WC; a Ladies Waiting Room with WC facilities
en-suite; the station's Tea Room with separate Tap Room and Kitchen; the
Station Master's Office; the Booking Office; a General Waiting Room; another
Ladies Waiting Room with en-suite WC; and Linesmen's Offices. The duplication
of Ladies Waiting Room might be explained in that it was common during the
Victorian and Edwardian period for First Class passengers to have their own
separate facilities. The Winch Shed is believed to accommodate a winch which
would, in the absence of other motive power, be used to pull wagons along the
siding(s) using cables and dummy capstans. Adjacent to the garden is the
Weighing Office and Weigh Machine used to record the weight of road vehicles on
their way into the yard empty and on their way out when loaded. This facility
was also open to the public (at a charge) and was invaluable when calculating
the weight of loose goods such as coal, grain or such goods. The station's
goods shed is shown as having a fixed hand-operated one capacity crane. The
other platform has just one structure, a general waiting room which passengers
to Broom and intermediate stations would use.
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