GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Danzey for Tanworth Station: gwrdt1420

An unidentified ex-GWR 2-6-2T Prairie tank engine is seen running bunker first over the three elliptical arch bridge which carried the line over the drive to Umberslade Hall. Colin Maggs writes 'the bridge was built on the skew which combined with the elliptical arches made the task difficult as each stone had to be cut separately and hardly two were a like'. The station is still open today but has subsequently had its name shortened to Danzey. Near to Danzey is the only stone bridge on the line, the result of an agreement to acquire the land.

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