(grid reference SO 895636)
This site that was operated by Underwood & Co Ltd (see also Coal Siding, Worcester was a coal delivery yard on the east side of the line just north of Droitwich station. Rail traffic declined rapidly in the 1980's and latterly consisted of as little as one wagon per delivery. Rail traffic ceased on 31st March 1987.
"The Sheriff" was photographed by Adrian Booth on 11th September 1982. The locomotive bears the name of one of Worcester's most important Victorians, Alexander Clunes Sheriff, who was one of the founders of the Worcester Engine Works Company Limited. He later became the local Member of Parliament and his portrait hangs in a prominent position in Worcester Guild Hall.
There is little rail traffic for "The Sheriff" in this photograph taken by Adrian Booth on 25th September 1985.
LOCOMOTIVE FLEET:
THE SHERIFF 4wDM Ruston & Hornsby 458961 of 1962 (to sold for preservation c1990)
(The Sheriff arrived from a dealer in Selly Oak in May 1968. The locomotive had formerly been used at Cadbury Brothers Ltd, Blackpole).