GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Hockley Station: gwrhd679

A later view showing the new 'Top' shed now complete and box vans being propelled through to the canal wharf on 2nd November 1939. On the right is the parapet wall protecting pedestrians walking along All Saints Street. The new Invoicing office, complete with glass roof lights, is seen elevated above the rail access to the canal basin. The entrance to the canal basin is identified by the box van, which stands at right angle to the other wagons, and ran under All Saints Street. Initially the GWR employed hydraulically powered capstans, later electric, to propel traffic through the tunnel.

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