GWR Route: The North Warwickshire Line

GWR Route: Stratford on Avon to Hatton

Stratford on Avon Station: gwrsa1491

An unidentified Great Western Railway Diesel Railcar is seen passing Stratford on Avon West Signal Box on the up 9:10am Cardiff to Snow Hill service. The weekly Monday to Friday service was introduced to provide two 'streamlined railcar services' between the two cities in 1934 and was a great success to the point that soon the services needed strengthening which resulted in steam hauled trains being employed to handle the increased traffic. The single unit railcars seated 44 passengers and was equipped with two toilets and a buffet counter. In this view the railcar is seen on the last leg of its trip, the 54 mile non-stop section between Cheltenham to Birmingham.

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