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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Harbury Cutting: gwrhc94a

Close up showing GWR 0-6-0 No 311 being utlised to haul spoil during the widening of Harbury cutting

Close up of image 'gwrhc94' showing GWR 0-6-0 No 311 being utilised to haul spoil during the widening of Harbury cutting. What is of interest is that the gang of navvies are clearly working on the permanent way which is obviously only 4' 8½" wide yet is being constructed in the manner of classic Broad Gauge permanent way. The locomotive and the upturned contractor's temporary track does however look as if they are 7'-0¼" wide. The description 'permanent way' was used to differentiate from a contractors "temporary track or way". As can be seen, the spoil train sits on very uneven track whilst in front of the train adjacent to the broad gauge, there appears to be temporary track upended as the rail is below the sleepers which are fixed in the manner we associate today, being cross ties.

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