Trains at Nuneaton, WCML, 24/02/26

Nuneaton railway station serves the market town of Nuneaton, in Warwickshire, England; it is managed by West Midlands Trains.

The station is served by three railway lines: the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line (WCML), the Birmingham-Leicester-Peterborough line and the Coventry to Nuneaton branch line.

The original Nuneaton station was opened on 15 September 1847, when the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) opened the Trent Valley Line; the branch line to Coventry opened in 1850.

The original station, like many others on the line, had been designed by John William Livock. A simple two platform structure, it became inadequate to cope with the growing traffic, and was rebuilt on a larger scale with extra platforms in 1873.

It was rebuilt and enlarged again in 1915, with its current buildings designed by Reginald Wynn Owen; the most prominent feature of which is the clock tower.

In 2004, Network Rail built two new platforms, numbered 6 and 7, on the eastern side of the station. These were built on the site of the former station goods yard as part of a grade separation project to separate trains on the Birmingham to Peterborough line from those on the WCML; this was to avoid the need for Birmingham-Leicester trains to cause conflicting movements by running across the WCML on the level.

A disused flyover north of the station, which carries the Birmingham to Peterborough line over the WCML, was restored to use; a connection was built between this and the new platforms, which were dedicated to the Birmingham-Leicester-East Anglia services.

In November 2012, the 0.9 mile Nuneaton North Chord opened to the north of the station.

The chord allows freight trains approaching Nuneaton from Felixstowe, via the Birmingham–Peterborough line, to join the northbound WCML after crossing the flyover, allowing them to avoid conflicts with southbound main line trains.

Duration of the video: 10:09 - 14:49

We’ll be seeing services by Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway, Cross Country, West Midlands Trains and freight as well.

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I’ve never considered doing any train spotting at Nuneaton but I had a great experience spotting there considering I managed to get a good variety of freight coming through the station plus there was some specials included such as the Ex East Midlands Railway 222 that was on a test run for Lumo, Pride and Climate Change livery 390’s , Refurbished Cross Country Livery 170, Caledonian Sleeper loco on a running move, LNWR 730’s and some class 20’s which I’ve never seen before but it was great though.

My next station is not yet confirmed of what I’m doing however by the time it’ll be uploaded and you’ll see where I’ve been to next along with others that I did in the same day as well.