30th Anniversary of the closure of the Nuneaton avoiding line.

47053 has just crossed over the WCML, on what at the time was the Nuneaton avoiding line, whilst working 6Z80 1344 SO Peterborough-Carlisle molasses tanks on 18/01/1992. Although the Nuneaton avoiding line is no more, this section of line does still exist so as to eliminate trains from Birmingham to the east and vice versa having to cross the WCML on the level.

56038 'Western Mail' passes the box at Nuneaton Abbey Junction after traversing the Nuneaton avoiding line whilst working 6V63 1220 SO March Down RS-Cardiff Tidal TC on 18/01/1992.

31524 works 7F64 0947 SX Bescot Engineers Sdgs-Croft Quarry ballast etys on 20/01/1992. Having just passed Nuneaton Abbey Junction the train is traversing the then Nuneaton avoiding line to Midland Junction bypassing Nuneaton Trent Valley station.

56062 has just crossed over the WCML, on what at the time was the Nuneaton avoiding line, whilst working 6V20 1023 SO Mountsorrel Sdgs-Didcot TC on 25/01/1992. Although the Nuneaton avoiding line is no more, this section of line does still exist so as to eliminate trains from Birmingham to the east and vice versa having to cross the WCML on the level.

56038 'Western Mail' emerges from the mist and passes the box at Nuneaton Abbey Junction after traversing the Nuneaton avoiding line whilst working 6V63 1220 SO March Down RS-Cardiff Tidal TC on 01/02/1992.