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GWR Route: The North Warwickshire Line
GWR Route: Stratford Upon Avon to Hatton
Stratford on Avon Station: gwrsa499
Stratford upon Avon's original terminus station opened on
9th October 1860 now being used as the GWR's goods yard and shed. Essentially
it was a branch line from the GWR's Oxford to Birmingham route, connecting at
Hatton. Operated by the GWR it was of mixed gauge being able to take broad
gauge traffic from the out set until 1869 although after 1863 most trains were
standard gauge. The Birmingham Road station was used for passengers services
for a very short space of time, until 24th July 1861. Thereafter trains ran
into a station at Evesham Road although the above station was used for
occasional excursion traffic up to 1869. The above view was taken in 1934 some
34 years before it closed on 6th May 1968.
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