LMS Route: Stratford Midland Junction - The Shakespeare
Route
Stratford on Avon Station: smjsa44a
Close up of image 'smjsa44' showing one the two water
columns located at either end of the platforms between the up and down roads.
The water column seen above was of the most basic design available being
literally a cast iron column with a canvas bag fixed to the top. The fireman
would have to lift the bag up to the tender to "place the bag in the hole". A
handle on the bag can be seen to aid this operation which would have been hard
work at the best of times but particularly arduous in winter.
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