 The OW&WR proposed route crossed the B&GR line at Abbot's Wood, and by agreement the Midland Railway built a short spur between the two lines and laid narrow (standard) gauge track on the OW&WR alignment as far as a temporary station at Tallow Hill, near Shrub Hill in Worcester.It was in effect a single line branch; it opened to Midland Railway trains on 5 October 1850.There were five trains to Bristol daily and six to Birmingham (Curzon Street); the latter journey took over two hours.