GWR Route: Hatton to Bearley and Alcester Branch

Great Alne Station: gwrga4030

Not long after the Alcester Railway had opened (September 1876), the railway was jointly vested in the Great Western Railway and Stratford-upon-Avon Railway (July 1878). In July 1883 these two Railways amalgamated and a Land Survey of the Alcester Railway was undertaken. The above plans are from the Great Western Railway Land Survey (dated 1884-1885). The first plan shows Great Alne Station with adjacent level crossing on the west side and sidings on the east side. The second plan shows the nearby Spencer’s Crossing. At Spencer’s Crossing there was a small red brick built cottage built by the railway to house the Level Crossing’s Gate Keeper’s family.

Robert Ferris

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