| 词条 | Alcester–Hatton branch line |
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The Alcester to Hatton branch line was a thirteen mile long single-track branch railway line in Warwickshire, England, that ran from Hatton on the present day Chiltern Main Line to {{stnlnk|Alcester}} via four intermediate stations {{stnlnk|Claverdon}}, {{stnlnk|Bearley}}, {{stnlnk|Aston Cantlow Halt}}, and {{stnlnk|Great Alne}}.[1] HistoryOpeningOn 9 October 1860 the Stratford Upon Avon Railway opened including in its length the seven mile long section from Hatton to {{stnlnk|Bearley}}. The Alcester Railway constructed the remaining six miles of line to {{stnlnk|Alcester}} where it linked to the Evesham and Redditch Railway, opening on 4 September 1876. Run through an operating agreement with the Great Western Railway it was an independent line until the Great Western Railway bought it in 1878. Closure and re-openingThe {{stnlnk|Bearley}} and {{stnlnk|Great Alne}} section was closed during both World Wars. In 1917 the line closed and the track was removed, not to be reopened and the track replaced until 1922 (between {{stnlnk|Bearley}} and {{stnlnk|Great Alne}}) and 1923 for the remainder. The line closed again in 1939, but the {{stnlnk|Bearley}} and {{stnlnk|Great Alne}} section was reinstated the next year for goods traffic. The line between Bearley and Great Alne was used to bring workers from Coventry to a factory about a mile from Great Alne station after their original works was bombed in the attacks on Coventry in 1940. Final closureAlthough the Hatton to {{stnlnk|Bearley}} section remains open the rest of the line closed for passengers in 1947, and completely in 1951. References1. ^http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/alesterbearley.htm External links
2 : Closed railway lines in the West Midlands (region)|Rail transport in Warwickshire |
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