Bentley Heath Crossing

GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

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Ref: gwrbh24 P Hopkins The original signal box at Bentley Heath seen here prior to work starting on the quadrupling of the line

Ref: gwrbh23 P Hopkins View of the larger replacement standard type 28b signal box constructed at Bentley Heath Crossing

Ref: gwrbh1598 B Bill A colour view of Bentley Heath Crossing Signal Box, gates and passenger footbridge on 17th August 1969

Ref: gwrbh28 P Hopkins GWR 4-6-0 40xx or 'Star' class No 4066 Malvern Abbey on an Up express passing Bentley Heath

Ref: gwrbh22 P Hopkins Two GWR 4-4-0 County class locomotives are seen crossing each other at Bentley Heath in August 1931

Ref: gwrbh25 P Hopkins GWR 4-6-0 'Saint' class No 2903 'Lady of Lyons' on an Up express about to cross Bentley Heath Level Crossing

Ref: gwrbh26 P Hopkins GWR 4-6-0 'Saint' class No 2949 'Stanford Court' on an Up express passing Bentley Heath Level Crossing

Ref: gwrbh123 Anon An unknown GWR 4-6-0 Star class locomotive is seen at the head of a rake of GWR crimson lake liveried coaches

Ref: gwrbh1612 HW Burman Photographed on the up line between Widney Manor and Bentley Heath on 28th September 1910

Ref: gwrbh1613 HW Burman GWR 2-4-2T 36xx class No 3604 with a class B headcode denoting a local suburban passenger service

Ref: gwrbh1614 HW Burman GWR 40xx or ‘Star’ class 4-6-0 No 4023 ‘King George’ with a class A headcode denoting an express service

Ref: gwrbh1617 HW Burman Great Western Railway 2-4-0 '3232' class No 3237 with an express headcode speeding past Bentley Heath

Ref: gwrbh1618 HW Burman GWR ‘Badminton’ class 4-4-0 No 3298 'Grosvenor' on the 12:07 pm Snow Hill to Paddington express

Ref: gwrbh1619 HW Burman GWR 'Flower' class 4-4-0 No 4105 ‘Camellia’ speeds passt the up distant signal at Bentley Heath crossing

Ref: gwrbh1620 HW Burman GWR 0-6-0 '388' class or ‘Armstrong Goods’ No 397 at Bentley Heath with a ‘class J’ three lamp headcode

Ref: gwrbh1621 HW Burman GWR 38xx or 'County' class 4-4-0 No 3814 ‘County of Chester’ with the 12:07pm Snow Hill to Paddington

Ref: gwrbh1622 HW Burman GWR 4-6-0 29xx or ‘Saint’ class No 2911 'Saint Agatha' passing the distant signal at Bentley Heath

Ref: gwrbh27 P Hopkins GWR 4-6-0 'Saint' class No 2924 'Saint Helena' on one of the ‘Two Hour Birmingham to Paddington expresses

Ref: gwrbh21 P Hopkins Great Western Railway 2-8-0 class 28xx No 2875 passes Bentley Heath with a southbound freight train

Ref: gwrbh1600 M Mensing Ex Great Western Railway 4-6-0 4073 or ‘Castle’ class No 5040 Stokesay Castle on a London bound express

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Ref: gwrbh1599 B Bill British Railways Standard class 9F 2-10-0 No 92197 is seen delivering a new snow plough to Newton Heath