Nuneaton, the largest town in Warwickshire, sits on an important railway
crossroads in the Midlands. At its Trent Valley station, the busy West
Coast Main Line heads broadly north to south with the important link
between Birmingham and Leicester crossing east to west. An equally
important line heads south-east from the town, through Coventry and
Leamington Spa, carrying local passengers as well as an important
freight link with the docks at Southampton. This line to Coventry and
beyond has had a chequered past and was one of many victims of the
Beeching Axe before, fortunately, reopening to passengers in the late
1980s. The author has spent many thousands of hours watching and
photographing rail movements through Nuneaton station. This publication
takes a look at the considerable variety of both passenger and freight
traffic on offer to the enthusiast, ranging from the everyday to the
unexpected.