Bentley Heath Crossing

GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Bentley Heath Crossing prior to the line being quadruppled

Ref: gwrbh3927 R Woolford An Edwardian Postcard of Bentley Heath Level Crossing looking along Mill Lane towards Bentley Heath

Ref: gwrbh24 P Hopkins The original signal box at Bentley Heath seen here prior to work starting on the quadrupling of the line

Ref: gwrbh1613 HW Burman GWR 2-4-2T 36xx class No 3604 with a class B headcode denoting a local suburban passenger service

Ref: gwrbh28 P Hopkins GWR 4-6-0 40xx or 'Star' class No 4066 Malvern Abbey on an Up express passing Bentley Heath

Ref: gwrbh22 P Hopkins Two GWR 4-4-0 County class locomotives are seen crossing each other at Bentley Heath in August 1931

Ref: gwrbh1612 HW Burman Photographed on the up line between Widney Manor and Bentley Heath on 28th September 1910

Ref: gwrbh1617 HW Burman Great Western Railway 2-4-0 '3232' class No 3237 with an express headcode speeding past Bentley Heath

Ref: gwrbh1618 HW Burman GWR ‘Badminton’ class 4-4-0 No 3298 'Grosvenor' on the 12:07 pm Snow Hill to Paddington express

Ref: gwrbh1619 HW Burman GWR 'Flower' class 4-4-0 No 4105 ‘Camellia’ speeds passt the up distant signal at Bentley Heath crossing

Ref: gwrbh1620 HW Burman GWR 0-6-0 '388' class or ‘Armstrong Goods’ No 397 at Bentley Heath with a ‘class J’ three lamp headcode

Ref: gwrbh1617 HW Burman Great Western Railway 2-4-0 '3232' class No 3237 with an express headcode speeding past Bentley Heath

Ref: gwrbh1618 HW Burman GWR ‘Badminton’ class 4-4-0 No 3298 'Grosvenor' on the 12:07 pm Snow Hill to Paddington express

Ref: gwrbh1619 HW Burman GWR 'Flower' class 4-4-0 No 4105 ‘Camellia’ speeds passt the up distant signal at Bentley Heath crossing

Ref: gwrbh1620 HW Burman GWR 0-6-0 '388' class or ‘Armstrong Goods’ No 397 at Bentley Heath with a ‘class J’ three lamp headcode

Ref: gwrbh1614 HW Burman GWR 40xx or ‘Star’ class 4-6-0 No 4023 ‘King George’ with a class A headcode denoting an express service

Ref: gwrbh1621 HW Burman GWR 38xx or 'County' class 4-4-0 No 3814 ‘County of Chester’ with the 12:07pm Snow Hill to Paddington

Ref: gwrbh1622 HW Burman GWR 4-6-0 29xx or ‘Saint’ class No 2911 'Saint Agatha' passing the distant signal at Bentley Heath

Ref: gwrbh2628 HMRS AEV000 GWR 2-6-2T 45xx class small prairie locomotive probably No 4579 near Bentley Heath crossing circa 1929

Ref: gwrbh3932 National Library of Scotland A 1903 25 Inch to the Mile OS Map showing Bentley Crossing and the outskirts of Knowle & Dorridge station

Ref: gwrbh3933 National Library of Scotland A 1913 25 Inch to the Mile OS Map showing Bentley Crossing and the outskirts of Knowle & Dorridge station

Ref: gwrbh3934 National Library of Scotland A 1923 25 Inch to the Mile OS Map showing Bentley Crossing and the outskirts of Knowle & Dorridge station

Bentley Heath Crossing after the line was quadruppled

Ref: gwrbh23 P Hopkins View of the larger replacement standard type 28b signal box constructed at Bentley Heath Crossing

Ref: gwrbh1598 W Wright A colour view of Bentley Heath Crossing Signal Box, gates and passenger footbridge on 17th August 1969

Ref: gwrbh25 P Hopkins GWR 4-6-0 'Saint' class No 2903 'Lady of Lyons' on an Up express about to cross Bentley Heath Level Crossing

Ref: gwrbh26 P Hopkins GWR 4-6-0 'Saint' class No 2949 'Stanford Court' on an Up express passing Bentley Heath Level Crossing

Ref: gwrbh123 Anon An unknown GWR 4-6-0 Star class locomotive is seen at the head of a rake of GWR brown lake liveried coaches

Ref: gwrbh27 P Hopkins GWR 4-6-0 'Saint' class No 2924 'Saint Helena' on one of the ‘Two Hour Birmingham to Paddington expresses

Ref: gwrbh21 P Hopkins Great Western Railway 2-8-0 class 28xx No 2875 passes Bentley Heath with a southbound freight train

Ref: gwrbh1600 M Mensing Ex Great Western Railway 4-6-0 4073 or ‘Castle’ class No 5040 Stokesay Castle on a London bound express

Ref: gwrbh1649 Anon GWR 2-8-0 30xx Class No 3001 steams past Bentley Heath with a southbound freight train in 1933

Ref: gwrbh3928 M Mensing Ex-GWR 2-8-0 28xx No 2875 and BR built 4-6-0 Class 5 No 44663 pass through Bentley Heath crossing

Ref: gwrbh3929 M Mensing Ex-GWR 2-6-0 43xx Class No 7324 is heading a Margate to Wolverhampton service one Saturday in August 1957

Ref: gwrbh3930 M Mensing Ex-GWR 4-6-0 No 1008 'County of Cardigan' is on a down Bournemouth service in August 1957

Ref: gwrbh3931 R Siviter An unidentified British Railways 2-10-0 9F is approaching Bentley Heath Crossing with an up coal train

Ref: gwrbh2323 C Gorton An unidentified ex-GWR 2-8-0 locomotive with a northbound class E express freight passes on the down relief line

Ref: gwrbh2325 C Gorton BR No 7024 Powis Castle with a northbound express near Bentley Heath on Saturday 22nd August 1964

Ref: gwrbh1599 W Wright British Railways Standard class 9F 2-10-0 No 92197 is seen delivering a new snow plough to Newton Heath