Shrewsbury remains a mecca for fans of mechanical signalling nearly a quarter of the way through the twentieth century! 175109 arrives at the station on a beautiful early summer's day working the 1V40 11.31 Manchester Piccadilly to Carmarthen train. Unfortunately, things went wrong later for the Transport for Wales Service working with a late arrival at Swansea precipitating its cancellation. Presumably, any onward bound passengers transferred to a slightly later 'local' service? Standing proud in the sunshine, starter signal CJ53 allows for reverse departures from the otherwise designated up platform towards Crewe when required.
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