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©Geoff Pick
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©Mick Malpass
Dist:0.2km<br/>The drive to Aldershawe Hall near Lichfield.
©Gordon Griffiths
Dist:0.3km<br/>The view near to Aldershawe Hall of the vale of the three spire Lichfield.
©Gordon Griffiths
Dist:0.7km<br/>A rather surprising survivor is the little signal box at Fossway Crossing just outside Lichfield. The box is situated on the former South Staffordshire line from Wichnor Junction (M.R. spelling) to Walsall and was brought into use in 1875 containing a 10 lever LNWR tumbler frame. After an uneventful existence closure came 98 years later on 16th December 1973 when the crossing was automated with AHB's supervised by Lichfield City No1. The box remained however as the crossing attendant's accommodation for times when the barriers were on 'local control'. Eleven years later in on 19th March 1984 the through route closed but the double line remained from Lichfield to Anglesea Sidings at Brownhills for deliveries of heating oil to Charringtons depot. Bizarrely the double line was worked as a one-train single line with a train staff, trains going as before on the up and returning on the down merely because of the automatic crossing here. This situation remained until the cross-city line was electrified and with the closure of Lichfield City box on 10th October 1992 control of the signalling passed to Aston and - the opportunity was taken to single the branch line and renew the half barriers here. The final delivery of heating oil took place in 2001 and the branch was mothballed, there are still long term plans to reinstate the through route to Walsall so trains may once again pass this way... In the meantime someone should surely look at preserving this diminutive little LNWR type 3 for posterity.
©Nick Allsop
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©Geoff Pick
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©Mick Malpass
Dist:0.7km<br/>Lichfield is just down the line and in the other direction the railway comes to a dead end. This could explain the rusty rails.
©Michael Patterson
Dist:0.7km<br/>The beginings of this road/ Lane can be seen in the right handside of this photograph [[2479993]]
©Chris' Buet
Dist:0.8km<br/>The above photograph shows a view of a Disused Farm and Farm house, located along a section of the Lichfield Southern Bypass. This photograph [[2453113]] shows a view, virtually opposite the Farm in the above photograph.
©Chris' Buet
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©Chris' Buet
Dist:0.8km<br/>These photographs [[2463849]] [[2464930]] show other views of Open grass areas near the Lichfield Southern Bypass.
©Chris' Buet
Dist:0.8km<br/>This photograph [[2453054]] shows another view of this Bypass.
©Chris' Buet
Dist:0.8km<br/>This photograph [[2463875]] shows a view of some houses located near to this Grass area.
©Chris' Buet
Dist:0.8km<br/>This photograph [[2464930]] shows another view a Grass area located along, Lichfield Southern Bypass.
©Chris' Buet

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