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<p>Following Mike's comments I have curved the main line round more to allow a view for spectators into the depths of the station</p><p> </p><p>

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I found a very early photo of an Eastern Counties Rly 2-2-2 tank. I am pretty sure that it is next to the real loco siding at Blackwall - just the other side of the overbridge to the station. I have done a mirror image here to show what my model loco siding might look like - a mirror image on the wrong side of the bridge!</p><p> </p><p>

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You can clearly see masts of sailing ships in the background. Given the angle of the building etc this could only be Blackwall, I think. The dark recess appears to be a covered coaling stage. The building next to it may have been the base for a water tank at one time, I suspect. Old OS maps show larger facilities for the servicing of engines as well as carriage sheds, but most seem to have been demolished early on.</p><div id='attach_wrap' class='rounded clearfix'>

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