Worcester and Birmingham Railway References Worcester and Birmingham Railway British railway Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: railroad/ Characteristics of British railroads…a line, such as the Worcester and Birmingham Railway, had to be built on a steep grade (2.68 percent), it proved necessary to purchase American locomotives for successful adhesion. Read More…a line, such as the Worcester and Birmingham Railway, had to be built on a steep grade (2.68 percent), it proved necessary to purchase American locomotives for successful adhesion. Read More