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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Tyseley Junction

Tyseley Junction (25) Tyseley Station (63) Tyseley Shed (139) Tyseley Shed Allocations & Memories

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Views of Tyseley Junction

Edwardian view of Tyseley Junction with a local service to Snow Hill passing Tyseley South signal box
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Acocks Green History Society
Edwardian view of Tyseley Junction with a local service to Snow Hill passing Tyseley South signal box
View looking towards the remodelled junction with the main London lines to the left and the North Warwickshire lines to the right on 28th July 1928
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C Gilbert
Looking to the remodelled junction with the main London lines to the left and the North Warwickshire lines
Looking towards London as a Permanent Way gang work on one of the crossovers on the up slow relief line on 17th August 1969
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W Wright
Looking towards London as a Permanent Way gang work on one of the crossovers on the up slow relief line
Looking south from Wharfedale Road towards the junction with the North Warwickshire Railway during track simplification works
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W Wright
Looking south towards the junction with the North Warwickshire Railway during track simplification works
British Railways built 4-6-0 No 7029 'Clun Castle', now preserved, is seen arriving on the last day of Western Region steam with a Snow Hill to Birkenhead special on 5th March 1967
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C Gorton
BR built 4-6-0 No 7029 'Clun Castle arriving on the last day of Western Region steam with a special to Birkenhead

Ex-GWR 4-6-0 Castle class No 5014 'Goodrich Castle' is seen at the head of a down passenger service passing Tyseley South signal box
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W Wright
Ex-GWR 4-6-0 No 5014 'Goodrich Castle' passes Tyseley South box at the head of a down passenger service
An unidentified ex-GWR 4-6-0 Hall class locomotive is seen at the head of a three-coach local passenger service from Stratford upon Avon in the early 1960s
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M Mensing
An ex-GWR 4-6-0 locomotive at the head of a three-coach local passenger service from Stratford upon Avon
Looking towards Leamington as ex-GWR 2-6-2T 'Prairie Tank' No 4133 passes Tyseley South signal box on a down goods train circa 1963
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John Downing
Ex-GWR 2-6-2T 'Prairie Tank' No 4133 passes Tyseley South signal box on a down goods train circa 1963
Ex-GWR 2-6-0 43xx Class No 6332 heads a goods train off the North Warwickshire line circa 1960
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RS Carpenter
Ex-GWR 2-6-0 43xx Class No 6332 heads a goods train off the North Warwickshire line circa 1960
GWR 2-6-2T 31xx Class No 3138 is seen approaching Tyseley station on a down local passenger working
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J Alsop
GWR 2-6-2T 31xx Class No 3138 is seen approaching Tyseley station on a down local passenger working

GWR 2-8-0 28xx Class No 2800 is seen leaving Tyseley station at the head of an up goods train
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J Alsop
GWR 2-8-0 28xx Class No 2800 is seen leaving Tyseley station at the head of an up goods train
GWR 0-6-0 360 Class No 363 is seen leaving Tyseley station with a local passenger service for Leamington
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J Alsop
GWR 0-6-0 360 Class No 363 is seen leaving Tyseley station with a local passenger service for Leamington
An unidentified British Railways Standard class 9F 2-10-0 is seen at the head of an up coal train bound for the south on 2nd September 1964
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M Mensing
An unidentified BR Standard class 9F 2-10-0 heads an up coal train bound for the south on 2nd September 1964
Ex-GWR 2-8-0 28xx class No 3859 is seen at the head of the up 10 50 am Bordesley to Banbury freight service on 15th February 1965
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W Wright
Ex-GWR 2-8-0 28xx class No 3859 is seen at the head of the up 10:50 am Bordesley to Banbury freight service
Another view of ex-GWR 2-8-0 28xx class No 3859 as it passes the up 10 50 am Bordesley to Banbury freight service on 15th February 1965
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W Wright
Ex-GWR 2-8-0 No 3859 passes on the up 10:50 am Bordesley to Banbury freight service on 15th February 1965

Ex-GWR 4-6-0 68xx Class No 6840 passes Tyseley Junction Signal Box on the down relief line in the early 1960s
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J Moss
Ex-GWR 4-6-0 68xx Class No 6840 passes Tyseley Junction Signal Box on the down relief line in the early 1960s
GWR 4-6-0 No 6016 'King Edward V' with class A headcodes on a Paddington to Birmingham express
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PB Whitehouse
GWR 4-6-0 No 6016 'King Edward V' with class A headcodes on a Paddington to Birmingham express
An unidentified British Railways Standard Class 5 4-6-0 locomotive Tyseley South Signal Box on the down relief line in the early 1960s
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P Leonard
An unidentified BR Standard Class 5 4-6-0 locomotive Tyseley South Signal Box on the down relief line

Infrastructure improvements near Tyseley station

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View looking in the direction of Tyseley station showing the original Stockfield Road bridge shortly before commencement of the work to widen the bridge
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Birmingham Library
View looking in the direction of Tyseley station showing the original Stockfield Road bridge
Looking towards Tyseley station as an up goods service approaches Stockfield Road bridge during it reconstruction in 1939-40
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Birmingham Library
Looking to Tyseley as an up goods service approaches Stockfield Road bridge during it reconstruction in 1939-40
Looking towards Tyseley station as workmen are seen working on building Stockfield Road bridge's new abutment adjacent to the up main line
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Birmingham Library
Workmen are seen working on building Stockfield Road bridge's new abutment adjacent to the up main line
Looking across the railway to Stockfield Road bridge as construction work on the bridge enters the final phase of completing walls and road surfaces
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Birmingham Library
Looking across the railway to Stockfield Road bridge as construction work on the bridge enters the final phase

Diagrams and plans

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Plan of track layout at the Junction with the North Warwickshire Line prior to 8th June 1913
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R Ferris
Plan of track layout at the Junction with the North Warwickshire Line prior to 8th June 1913
Plan of the track layout at the Junction with the North Warwickshire Line post 15th June 1913 and prior to 30th June 1935
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R Ferris
Track layout at the Junction with the North Warwickshire Line post 15th June 1913 and prior to 30th June 1935
A 1916 Ordnance Survey map showing Tyseley Junction station and the access to the carriage sidings
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Ordnance Survey
A 1916 Ordnance Survey map showing Tyseley Junction station and the access to the carriage sidings
A low resolution version of the Signalling Diagram for Tyseley South Signal Box after 30th June 1935
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SRS
A low resolution version of the Signalling Diagram for Tyseley South Signal Box after 30th June 1935

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