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Bearley Station

GWR Route: Hatton to Bearley and Alcester Branch

Bearley Station (38) GWR Service Time Table - Instructions General instructions for Auto-Car Services

Bearley station was originally built as part of the independent Stratford Upon Avon Railway which opened on 9th October 1860. Operated by the GWR, it was originally a branch line from the GWR's Oxford to Birmingham route, connecting at Hatton and for a few years it was of mixed gauge being able to take broad gauge traffic from the beginning until 1869, although after 1863 most trains were standard gauge.

Robert Ferris

Looking towards Hatton from the Stratford end of the down platform with the main station goods and passenger facilities on the left
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P Hopkins
Looking towards Hatton from the Stratford end of the down platform with the main station goods and passenger facilities on the left
Close up showing the goods shed and a rake of five open mineral wagons standing in front of the cattle dock
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P Hopkins
Close up showing the goods shed and a rake of five open mineral wagons standing in front of the cattle dock
Close up showing the down platform on the left with its original William Clarke designed main station building
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P Hopkins
Close up showing the down platform on the left with its original William Clarke designed main station building
Looking past the original station in the direction of Bearley Junction
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WoW
Looking past the original station in the direction of Bearley Junction

A view of the original Stratford upon Avon Railway station looking towards Bearley Junction
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LGRP
A view of the original Stratford upon Avon Railway station looking towards Bearley Junction
Close up showing Bearley East signal box at the Stratford upon Avon end of the original station
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LGRP
Close up showing Bearley East signal box at the Stratford upon Avon end of the original station
Close up showing the sidings in the distance and the mineral wagons adjacent to the goods shed
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LGRP
Close up showing the sidings in the distance and the mineral wagons adjacent to the goods shed
The platform to Stratford upon Avon with the station sign advising to change for Great Alne and Alcester
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LGRP
The platform to Stratford upon Avon with the station sign advising to change for Great Alne and Alcester

Bearley Station, looking east towards Claverdon
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Stations UK
Bearley Station, looking east towards Claverdon
Beyond the platforms is the girder bridge over the main Birmingham – Stratford road
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Stations UK
Beyond the platforms is the girder bridge over the main Birmingham – Stratford road
Close up showing Bearley Station with the original Goods Shed
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Stations UK
Close up showing Bearley Station with the original Goods Shed
View from the new passenger footbridge looking along the new platform extensions towards Hatton
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AT Locke/KRM
View from the new passenger footbridge looking along the new platform extensions towards Hatton

Close up of showing the new trailing cross-over beyond the road bridge and other more temporary connections
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AT Locke/KRM
Close up of showing the new trailing cross-over beyond the road bridge and other more temporary connections
View of the extended platform and new footbridge from the Bearley Junction end of the station
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NRM
View of the extended platform and new footbridge from the Bearley Junction end of the station
Close up showing the 1876 main station building
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NRM
Close up showing the 1876 main station building
The Hatton end of Bearley Station viewed from the road bridge
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NRM
The Hatton end of Bearley Station viewed from the road bridge

Looking towards Hatton along the up platform with the main station building located on the up platform and the goods shed on the left
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Lens of Sutton
Looking towards Hatton along the up platform with the main station building located on the up platform and the goods shed on the left
Looking towards Bearley Junction along the new station's platforms
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Lens of Sutton
Looking towards Bearley Junction along the new station's platforms
Close up looking towards Bearley Junction, with Alcester branch auto train in the up platform
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NRM
Close up looking towards Bearley Junction, with Alcester branch auto train in the up platform
Rear elevation of main station building showing the original weighbridge office and part of goods shed
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AT Locke/KRM
Rear elevation of main station building showing the original weighbridge office and part of goods shed

GWR Collett 48xx class 0-4-2T No 4801 at Bearley
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RJ Buckley
GWR Collett 48xx class 0-4-2T No 4801 at Bearley
Bearley down platform looking towards Bearley East Junction Signal Box
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MJ Deane
Bearley down platform looking towards Bearley East Junction Signal Box
Close up of the Mixed train for Alcester being assembled
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MJ Deane
Close up of the Mixed train for Alcester being assembled
The 9.36 am mixed train for Alcester awaiting to depart from Bearley
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Bert Bromwich/KRM
The 9.36 am mixed train for Alcester awaiting to depart from Bearley

Close up showing the goods wagons at the rear of the mixed train
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Bert Bromwich/KRM
Close up showing the goods wagons at the rear of the mixed train
GWR 0-4-2T No 4814 with a Stratford Mop Special mixed train can be seen waiting at Bearley
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Bert Bromwich/KRM
GWR 0-4-2T No 4814 with a Stratford Mop Special mixed train can be seen waiting at Bearley
Collett 48xx class 0-4-2T No 4816 arrives at Bearley with a mixed train from Alcester
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Anon
Collett 48xx class 0-4-2T No 4816 arrives at Bearley with a mixed train from Alcester
GWR railway photo
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P Hopkins
GWR 4-4-0 No 3314 'Mersey' a Bulldog class locomotive is seen here on an up goods train leaving Bearley

Bearley East Junction Signal Box in 1938 showing the two single-line Tyers Electric Key-Token instruments
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AT Locke/KRM
Bearley East Junction Signal Box in 1938 showing the two single-line Tyers Electric Key-Token instruments
The 5.45am Leamington to Honeybourne local freight stands adjacent to Bearley East Junction Signal Box
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B Bromwich/KRM
The 5.45am Leamington to Honeybourne local freight stands adjacent to Bearley East Junction Signal Box
Bearley East Junction Signal Box a McKenzie & Holland Type 3 design built in 1876
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Anon
Bearley East Junction Signal Box a McKenzie & Holland Type 3 design built in 1876
Bearley North Curve looking towards the North Junction from a position close to the East Junction
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Betty Castle
Bearley North Curve looking towards the North Junction from a position close to the East Junction

GWR 4-4-0 No 3449 'Nightingale', a member of the Bulldog class, waits by Bearley Junction East signal box
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P Hopkins
GWR 4-4-0 No 3449 'Nightingale', a member of the Bulldog class, waits by Bearley Junction East signal box
Ex-ROD 2-8-0 No 3048 is about to surrender the single line staff for the Hatton – Claverdon - Bearley section
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AT Locke/KRM
Ex-ROD 2-8-0 No 3048 is about to surrender the single line staff for the Hatton – Claverdon - Bearley section
The Bearley East Junction Signalman receives another single line staff from a 51xx 2-6-2T prairie tank
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AT Locke/KRM
The Bearley East Junction Signalman receives another single line staff from a 51xx 2-6-2T prairie tank
Composite photograph of various surplus GWR wagons stored at Bearley station' goods sidings
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PJ Garland & RS Carpenter
Composite photograph of various surplus GWR wagons stored at Bearley station' goods sidings

A low resolution version of the Signalling Diagram for Bearley East Junction Signal Box dated 1907 produced courtesy of the Signalling Record Society
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Signalling Record Society
A low resolution version of the Signalling Diagram for Bearley East Junction Signal Box dated 1907 produced courtesy of the Signalling Record Society
Ex-ROD 2-8-0 No 3048 is about to surrender the single line staff for the Hatton – Claverdon - Bearley section
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Signalling Record Society
A low resolution version of the Signalling Diagram for Bearley North Junction Signal Box produced courtesy of the SRS