LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham

Lifford Station Junction: mr_lif4812

An unidentified ex-LMS 4F 0-6-0 locomotive passes Lifford Station Junction signal box with an up goods train during the 1950s. On the right is an unidentified ex-MR 3F 0-6-0 locomotive traversing the Lifford Loop on its way to the former Midland Railway's Central Goods depot. Erected in the 'V' of the junction is a Permanent Way hut used by the P&W gang for their mess facility. Each gang would be responsible for a section of the route and would inspect the rails, sleepers, keys and chairs on a regular basis. The track was described as Permanent Way to distinguish it from the contractor temporary track when the line was first built.

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