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GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton
Olton Station: gwro4014
On Sunday 25th March 1934 bridge tests were carried out on
the recently quadrupled Great Western Railways main line. At location
124m 11c on the approaches to Olton station from Acocks Green are two Great
Western Railway 2-6-2T 3150 class Prairie Tanks Nos. 3155 and 3163. Each head a
Great Western Railway 4-6-0 6000 (King) class locomotive with another Prairie
Tank at the rear. The locomotives are crossing over Richmond Road bridge whilst
performing speed tests over the nearby Warwick Road bridge at about 59-62 mph.
The new running lines at this location were built on the north-east side of the
original tracks, and the tests are being carried out on the new lines.
This photograph is Solihull Central Library record reference
No 1795, courtesy R Waring.
Robert Ferris
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