There are dozens of books containing descriptions and photographs of the most famous of inclines on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway so it is not intended to go into too much detail here. Suffice to say that it is a very steep climb of just over two miles at 1 in 37 from Bromsgrove to Blackwell. In steam days a stub of banking engines were kept at Bromsgrove engine sheds to assist trains up the incline. A class 66 locomotive from Saltley depot now assists heavy freight trains up the incline.
A pair of class 47 diesel locomotives Nos.47836 and 47972 tackle the Lickey Incline and are seen near to the top of the bank at Vigo.
A class 43 'High Speed Train' ascending the Licking Incline with No.43187 leading and No.43194 at the rear.
Both photographs taken by Andrew Smith on 25th May 1991.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
The Lickey Incline, H.C.Casserley, The Oakwood Press Locomotion Papers No.91, 1976
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