GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Tyseley Shed: gwrt2413

Ex-GWR 2-6-0 43xx Class No 6332 heads an up goods train off the North Warwickshire line circa 1960. The arrangement of the junction by 1960 was as follows: the three lines to the left of the signal box are, from left to right; up main, down main and up relief line; with the down relief passing to the right of the signal box. The line on which the goods train is exiting from the North Warwickshire was classified as the up line whilst the main line to Birmingham was classified as the down line. The train would therefore be accepted by the signal box as an up train but forwarded to the next box as a down train. Built at Swindon works in April 1921, No 6332 was to remain in service until September 1960 when it was withdrawn from 84F Stourbridge Junction shed.

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