Harbury Cutting and Tunnel

GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

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Ref:gwrhc94 N Briggs courtesy Warwick Museum A view of the cutting being widened to remove the problem of land slippage

Ref:gwrhc94a N Briggs courtesy Warwick Museum Close up showing GWR 0-6-0 No 311 being utlised to haul spoil during the widening of Harbury cutting

Ref: gwrhc92 G Coltas GWR 4-6-0 No 5076 'Gladiator' is seen approaching Harbury Tunnel on an up express

Ref: gwrhc93 G Coltas GWR 4-6-0 No 6024 'King Edward I' at the head of an express leaving Harbury Tunnel

Ref: gwrhc1484 Colour Rail Great Western Railway 4-6-0 60xx ‘King’ class No 6007 ‘King William III’ with a twelve coach southbound express train in Whitnash Cutting

Ref: gwrhc1485 P Colebourn Collection GWR 4-6-0 No 6024 'King Edward I' at the head of an express leaving Harbury Tunnel

Ref: gwrhc1486 TE Willaims Ex-Great Western No 8100, a large 2-6-2T prairie tank engine in unlined black British Railways livery travelling south

Ref: gwrhc1487 TE Willaims Ex-Great Western No 4997 'Elton Hall' storms through the imposing southern brick portal of Harbury tunnel

Ref: gwrhc1488 TE Willaims Ex-Great Western No 4707 a 2-8-0 47xx class heavy freight locomotive effortlessly heading down towards Leamington

Ref: gwrhc1468 B Hicks Ex Great Western Railway 4-6-0 49XX 'Hall' class No 6937 'Conyngham Hall' with a north bound down excursion train

Ref: gwrhc1575 Adrian Vaughan Looking through the mouth of the 73 yard Harbury Tunnel viewed from the western (Leamington Spa) end

Ref: gwrhc1576 Adrian Vaughan This graceful three arch brick bridge across the Harbury Cutting was built to provide access from Bull Ring Farm to Harbury village