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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Hockley Station: gwrhd683

Looking north towards Top shed and beyond to the canal wharf with the lines to Wolverhampton on the right

Looking north towards Top shed and beyond to the canal wharf with the lines to Wolverhampton on the right in June 1940. The building of the Top shed and its approach roads would have been hampered by the war and the demands made up on materials, labour and resources. The goods yard would have still had to function as normal throughout the period of construction, with traffic levels now substantially greater due to the war as well as the need to operate under black out restrictions at night.

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