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Alex Coomber Alex Coomber on Train Siding: An ex GWR 5101 Class 2-6-2T No. 4147 leaves Colwall Tunnel with the 16:34 PM from Worcester Foregate Street to Ledbury train on
16th May...

Alex Coomber on Train Siding: An ex GWR 5101 Class 2-6-2T No. 4147 leaves Colwall Tunnel with the 16:34 PM from Worcester Foregate Street to Ledbury train on
16th May...

An ex GWR 5101 Class 2-6-2T No. 4147 leaves Colwall Tunnel with the 16:34 PM from Worcester Foregate Street to Ledbury train on 16th May 1964. This single bore tunnel was opened in 1926 to replace an older tunnel that had a steep gradient ans was difficult to work. The old tunnel was put to use during the Second World War to store torpedoes for the Royal Navy.