Abbot's Wood Junction is south west of Norton Junction (Norton Halt) between there and Wadborough. The junction was created when the Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway line was completed in 1850 and made a connection to the Bristol & Gloucester Railway.
This photograph (used with permission from the copyright holder, David Guy ) shows a pair of Cotwsold Rail livery Class 47 locomotives Nos.47316 & 47828 with 1Z56 (10:18 from Wolverhampton to Newport) on Saturday 12th February 2005.