GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Hatton Station: gwrhj1919

Ex-GWR 4-6-0 No 5955 'Garth Hall' passes over Hatton North Junction with a down express service circa 1960. Built at Swindon works to Lot 297 in December 1935 No 5955 remained in service until April 1965 when it was withdrawn from 82E Barrow Road shed in Bristol. To the left of the locomotive can be seen the start of the points for the up loop which ran parallel to the line to Hatton South Junction. Built in 1892 as a refuge siding (which required the train to be reversed into the siding) it was converted into a loop line allowing trains to enter directly in 1901.

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