Origins Tyseley TMD
to counter critic of great western railway (gwr) standing great way round , gwr started series of straightening projects between london paddington , 2 major hubs of taunton , birmingham. hence sponsored birmingham , north warwickshire railway create more direct route between south birmingham , stratford-upon-avon, bypass existing route via lapworth, creating last mainline railway built in united kingdom. line provided new service henley-in-arden, rendering redundant original gwr branch rowington junction henley, consequently closed passengers in 1915.
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