LMS Route: Evesham to Birmingham

GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Birmingham New Street - Southern Approaches: mrbns_sa3156

British Railways Class 31/1 31 127 takes the line to Kings Norton at Bordesley Junction with the single van forming the 3V16 SO 11:05 Curzon Street PCD, Birmingham to Worcester Shrub Hill. Brush Type 2 D5545 entered service in October 1959 and would provide just under 30 years service prior to withdrawal in June 1989. The cut came at the end of that year at Vic Berry, Leicester.

Our thanks to Don Gateway for permission to use this photograph

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