A couple of weeks ago, our knowledgeable contributor Mike Pryce wrote entertainingly on the battle between two railway companies competing to bring lines to and through Worcestershire. The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Company, backed by the Great Western Railway, and the rival London and North Western Railway locked horns in the battle. It wasn t settled until the Sherriff rode up and sorted it – AC (Alexander) Sherriff, under whose leadership the whole chaotic affair was sorted and when the line eventually arrived in 1850, Worcester grew into a really important railway centre. So we dug out the Shrub Hill files and found some pictures and stories, mainly from the latter part of the 20th century.