1st Takes quest to revisit the Branch Lines of England now takes a particularly interesting turn, as we explore the varied railway landscape of Worcestershire with eminent author Colin Maggs. These routes range from parts of the Severn Valley Railwaynow one of the countrys longest and best preserved linesto what were once main lines, including the one which ran between Droitwich Spa and Lye. At the other end of the scale are those which have always been branches, such as that from Stourbridge Junction to Stourbridge Town, allegedly the shortest in Europe. You will also enjoy a special report on the recent extension of the delightful Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway to the Worcestershire town of Broadway, as we explore the former Honeybourne Line. The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, known from its initials as theOld Worse & Worseran east to west across the southern half of Worcestershire and then turned north to bisect the county. The Midland Railway had a m