GWR Route: Bearley to Alcester
LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham

Alcester Station - GWR Shed: gwr-mra475

View looking towards the junction with the Midland Railway's line whilst on the left the single road shed can be seen in August 1936. Whilst the shed was built by the Bearley Railway Company its design was built to a similar design found at most branch lines requiring overnight storage of locomotives. Protected by lockable double doors it would be sufficiently long enough to house a single locomotive and some basic tools for undertaking shed repairs. A water tower was also provided to facilitate watering although in this instance the locomotive could also take water elsewhere on the line such as at the Edstone Viaduct at Bearley Junction as seen in image 'gwrbj764'. The internal dimensions of this brick built structure were 38ft long, by 16ft wide, the height to the top of the wall as 16ft. The roof was slate and height to the ridge as 22ft 6in. The track was slightly off set to provide a working area on one side and there was a 36ft long drained inspection pit inside. This engine shed came under the administrative control of Stratford on Avon Shed and was large enough to stable the Branch engine (normally a 0-4-2T) each night but there was no covered facility to store the auto trailer. Each week the auto trailer was changed for cleaning and servicing. Alcester Junction and the MR tracks can be seen to the right beyond the water tower. In the foreground is the pointwork, which connects to the head shunt (see 'mra472').

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