GWR Route: Stratford on Avon to Honeybourne

Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse Platform: gwr_src1432

Looking from the bridge carrying the SMJ line to Broom southwards towards Honeybourne prior to the construction of the spur joining the two lines. The platform was constructed by using sections of Barlow rails hammered vertically into the ground at 8 ft intervals, the length of the railway sleepers used to form the platform front elevation. The spur to the SMJ left the GWR line at the bottom of the down platform on the left. The curve of the GWR main beyond the platform was advantageous for the joining of the two lines as it meant that the new spur only slightly deviated from the route and therefore could be traversed at a reasonable speed.

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