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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Hockley Station: gwrhd721

Looking towards Wolverhampton and showing the erection of the steelwork for the new 'Top' shed on 2nd August 1939

Looking towards Wolverhampton and showing the erection of the steelwork for the new 'Top' shed on 2nd August 1939. In order to maintain the maximum amount of revenue earning traffic possible, the new building was erected in stages as was the demolition of the original Outwards and Tranship shed. The extra width of the new building can be gauged from the above photograph. The half-cab 0-6-0PT is marshalling trains on a quieter day than seen in other photographs, presumably reflecting it was holiday time, with the start of the Second World War being just a month away.

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