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GWR Route: Stratford on Avon to Honeybourne
Sancta Lane Station: gwrsanct2480
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British Railways built 4-6-0 Modified Hall No 7908 'Henshall
Hall' approaches Sanctus Road bridge with a Ramblers Association special on
18th May 1958. The excursion had left Birmingham Snow Hill and was destined for
Gloucester. Peter Tandy writes, 'the vegetation hides the older GWR-style
signal box that was still extant on this date. The gantry outer home signal
controls the rarely used junction with the SMJ. This original junction was
further to the north than the 1960 built curve and went round to the Old Town
station in a northerly direction. Stratford-upon-Avon's GWR station had no
turntable and it would have been possible to have used the triangular junction
at Old Town to turn locomotives although, in my limited experience, the
triangle which then existed at Bearley was more often used'. Built by
Swindon works to Lot 368 in January 1950, No 7908 remained in service until
October 1965 when it was withdrawn from 2A Tyseley shed to be scrapped by J
Cashmore of Great Bridge.
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