Stratford-on-Avon Branch (Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway)






Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.


Honeybourne to Stratford

The remains of Honeybourne station in 1985. The station reopened that year having previously lost its passenger service in May 1969. ...
Colin Miller //1985
A First Great Western service pauses on its way west at Honeybourne and the guard takes the air. The view looks towards Oxford. The arch crosses over ...
Ewan Crawford 05/09/2009
Looking to Oxford at Honeybourne. The line to the left serves the nearby MOD establishment. The line to the right is the Oxford, Worcester and ...
Ewan Crawford 05/09/2009
Honeybourne looking to Worcester. The disused island platform divides the OWW on the left from the connection to the GWR route from Cheltenham to ...
Ewan Crawford 05/09/2009
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Sandwiched between two DMU coaches, 86246 in Anglia livery sits awaiting a new use at Long Marston depot in March 2014. It had been built as E3149 but ...
John McIntyre 03/03/2014
An early hydrogen fuel cell train, constructed at the University of Birmingham, waits to give demonstration rides to rail engineers at the RAIL LIVE ...
Ken Strachan 20/06/2018
A reminder of the 2018 RAIL LIVE exhibition - 230 002 ready to demonstrate its (totally silent and very smooth) Lithium Ion battery power. ...
Ken Strachan 20/06/2018
Vinyl-applied design on the test power car of the D-Train at Long Marston on 17 August 2015. ...
Ian Dinmore 17/08/2015
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The Carriages 5344 Cafe is set inside a restored 1967 BR MkII coach. Carriages 5344 Cafe creates a refreshment stop at the Milcote Picnic Site on the ...
Alan Cormack 23/05/2017
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This substantial bridge crosses the River Avon, approximately one mile from Stratford upon Avon on the old line to Long Marston. One side is in use as ...
Alan Cormack 23/05/2017
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If the gentleman leaning on the barrier at Stratford upon Avon on 12 August 2023 was hoping to see a Vintage Trains Castle Class 4-6-0 he was around ...
Malcolm Chattwood 12/08/2023
A modern step-free access bridge has been installed at Stratford since my last visit but thankfully the superb covered GWR footbridge has been ...
Mark Bartlett 21/11/2018
A nice touch inside the entrance to Stratford station is this roll of honour alongside the ticket office window. It depicts the names of the members ...
Mark Bartlett 21/11/2018
With a long lay-over, Chiltern Railways 2 car DMU 165027 waits in platform 3 at Stratford-upon-Avon for the return trip to Marylebone on 25 April ...
John McIntyre 25/04/2018
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Honeybourne North to East Curve