Washwood Heath Siding No. 1 Shunting Frame - the diagram
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Washwood Heath Siding No. 1 Shunting Frame - the diagram
Image: © Peter Whatley Taken: 29 Mar 2011
The signaller's diagram in this rather unusual survivor close by Saltley power signalbox. Effectively redundant since the closure of Washwood Heath Sidings, the shunting frame's every move has to be co-ordinated with Saltley which ultimately controls activities. The original intent under the 1969 resignalling scheme was to retain a local facility to enable quicker shunting manoeuvres. The shunting frame will be replaced (along ultimately with Saltley itself) by computerised signalling from the West Midlands Signalling Centre, just across the road from Saltley.
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Image Location
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52.497742
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-1.859726