GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Wood End Platform: gwrwe2888

The gradient profile of the new section of the Birmingham and North Warwickshire Railway between Tyseley and Bearley North Junction showing the new stations and platforms, but not the four halts (Spring Road. Whitlocks End, Grimes Hill & Wythall and The Lakes). The gradient profile also indicates the actual ground level along the route. In the centre, at Wood End Platform the height of the hill and 1 in 150 slope down towards Wootton Wawen can be seen, explaining why the decision was taken to dig a tunnel through this hill. GWR Magazine January 1908 Edition.

Robert Ferris

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