GWR Route: Hatton to Bearley and Alcester Branch Junction
Aston Cantlow: gwrac813
In April 1957 the crippled wagons had gone and the branch
was no longer needed as a wagon storage siding. At Aston Cantlow the platform
has collapsed following years of neglect and nature has started to reclaim the
site. The connections from the Alcester Branch to the North Warwickshire line
were finally severed on 28th August 1960 and the track was lifted the same
year.
In the background is the over bridge from which many of the
previous photographs were taken. The abutments and attractively curved wing
walls were constructed from local Wilmcote grey stone. These supported iron
girders on which the road and matching stone parapet walls were constructed.
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