The Hatton Locks or Hatton Flight are a flight of 21 locks on the Grand Union Canal. They were constructed in 1799/1800 as part of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal, then widened in 1934. Several canal companies amalgamated between 1894 and 1929 to form the Grand Union Canal which provided a waterway from Birmingham to London.

The flight spans less than 2 miles of canal, and has a total rise of 45 metres.

They are also known as the 'Stairway to Heaven'.

'Institute of Railway Engineers' is the loco with the 4M32 05.52 Southampton Western Docks to Hams Hall liner on Hatton Bank which has a ruling gradient of 1 in 105 extending over about two and a half miles.

When the line up the Hatton Bank incline was originally built, it was constructed as a mixed gauge double track, but the broad gauge rail was subsequently removed in April 1869.

A Down Refuge Siding was provided in May 1879 about a third of the way up the incline at Budbrook and in October 1911, this refuge siding was converted into a loop.

In May 1914, the loop was extended up the incline to provide a second Down line all the way to Hatton Station. This was referred to as the Down Goods Running Line and allowed heavy freight trains to proceed up the Hatton Bank incline without stopping, while leaving the Main Down Line clear for faster traffic.

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