LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham
Redditch Station: mrred1377
An undated view of the north portal of Redditch tunnel with the
tunnel's nameboard on the right. The length of the tunnel is given on the board
as 352 yards, which Bob Essery states in his book on the line, is different to
the 340 yards given on the Midland Railway Distance Diagram dated 1913. The
tunnel was notorious for being very uncomfortable for crews given the lack of
clearance between the top of the locomotive's chimney and the top of the
tunnel. On the left is a platelayers hut and store.
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