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

Tyseley Junction

Use the links below to access the following sections on this page:

• Views of Tyseley Junction
• Infrastructure improvements near Tyseley station
• Diagrams and plans

Much of the information on this and other webpages of Warwickshire Railways is derived from articles or books listed in our 'bibliography'.

Views of Tyseley Junction

Ref: gwrt1055 Acocks Green History Society Edwardian view of Tyseley Junction with a local service to Snow Hill passing Tyseley South signal box

Ref: gwrt1356 C Gilbert Looking to the remodelled junction with the main London lines to the left and the North Warwickshire lines

Ref: gwrt2432 W Wright Looking towards London as a Permanent Way gang work on one of the crossovers on the up slow relief line

Ref: gwrt1039 W Wright Looking south towards the junction with the North Warwickshire Railway during track simplification works

Ref: gwrt2317 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

Ref: gwrt1038 W Wright Ex-GWR 4-6-0 No 5014 'Goodrich Castle' passes Tyseley South box at the head of a down passenger service

Ref: gwrt1047 M Mensing An ex-GWR 4-6-0 locomotive at the head of a three-coach local passenger service from Stratford upon Avon

Ref: gwrt641 John Downing Ex-GWR 2-6-2T 'Prairie Tank' No 4133 passes Tyseley South signal box on a down goods train circa 1963

Ref: gwrt2413 RS Carpenter Ex-GWR 2-6-0 43xx Class No 6332 heads a goods train off the North Warwickshire line circa 1960

Ref: gwrt2400 J Alsop GWR 2-6-2T 31xx Class No 3138 is seen approaching Tyseley station on a down local passenger working

Ref: gwrt2401 J Alsop GWR 2-8-0 28xx Class No 2800 is seen leaving Tyseley station at the head of an up goods train

Ref: gwrt2402 J Alsop GWR 0-6-0 360 Class No 363 is seen leaving Tyseley station with a local passenger service for Leamington

Ref: gwrt1053 M Mensing An unidentified BR Standard class 9F 2-10-0 heads an up coal train bound for the south on 2nd September 1964

Ref: gwrt1029 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

Ref: gwrt1035 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

Ref: gwrt2409 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

Ref: gwrt2982 PB Whitehouse GWR 4-6-0 No 6016 'King Edward V' with class A headcodes on a Paddington to Birmingham express

Ref: gwrt3848 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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Ref: gwrag1056 Birmingham Library View looking in the direction of Tyseley station showing the original Stockfield Road bridge

Ref: gwrt1072 Birmingham Library Looking to Tyseley as an up goods service approaches Stockfield Road bridge during it reconstruction in 1939-40

Ref: gwrag1040 Birmingham Library Workmen are seen working on building Stockfield Road bridge's new abutment adjacent to the up main line

Ref: gwrag1075 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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Ref: gwrt2984 R Ferris Plan of track layout at the Junction with the North Warwickshire Line prior to 8th June 1913

Ref: gwrt2976 R Ferris Track layout at the Junction with the North Warwickshire Line post 15th June 1913 and prior to 30th June 1935

Ref: gwrt2404 Ordnance Survey A 1916 Ordnance Survey map showing Tyseley Junction station and the access to the carriage sidings

Ref: gwrt2985 SRS A low resolution version of the Signalling Diagram for Tyseley South Signal Box after 30th June 1935