The railways that operated in Worcestershire were controlled by the
Midland Railway and the Great Western railway, whose struggle for
supremacy had considerable effect on the development of railways in the
county. The most important route through the county linked the great
industrial centers of the Midlands and the seaport of Bristol, while
lesser routes included the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway; Oxford,
Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway; and the Severn Valley Railway. The
photographs in this book illustrate not only the county's trains and
locomotives but also many of the stations, locosheds, and locomotive
building works, and are accompanied by timetables and shed allocations.