First
Great Western HST No.43032 leads No.43042 on the climb to the tunnel
trough the Malvern Hills on 13th April 2003.There have been two railway tunnels through hills at this site. The original tunnel (1,567 yards) was opened on 17th September 1861. It was designed by Stephen Ballard who is buried at his home nearby. This tunnel was replaced by a new one (1,589 yards) bored alongside it and opened on 2nd August 1926. The original tunnel was used as a naval armament store during World War Two with an associated narrow gauge railway but now is the home of a protected species of bat.
First
Great Western HST No.43032 leads No.43042 on the climb to the tunnel
trough the Malvern Hills on 13th April 2003.
At the same spot as the above photograph is First Great Western HST car No.43027 leading No.43124 on the final part of the climb from Malvern Wells on 4th May 2003.