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The East & West Junction railway (E&W) proposed a new
line from a junction with the Northampton & Banbury
Junction
Railway at Greens Norton to Stratford Upon Avon.
In 1864 Lady Palmerson came and cut the first sod. The
E&W became a part of
the SMJ in January 1st, 1909.
An original E+WJR station. Joint with GWR the two lines ran
parallel with each other and it wasn't unknown for rival trains
to
race each other along this section! Re-signalled in 1960, a new
signal box being constructed, the middle platform was almost
completely removed to allowing a smooth transition from the GWR
to
the SMJ to aid the flow of goods trains across to the new south
curve at Stratford.
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