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| − | Cressage was a station on the original Severn Valley line, 32½ miles from [[Hartlebury]] and 8¼ miles from Shrewsbury. When the line opened in 1862 it had a single platform and a siding, but by 1893/94 it had acquired an additional platform with a passing loop and signal box<ref>Severn Valley Railway, A View From the Past, M A Vanns</ref> | + | Cressage was a station on the original Severn Valley line, 32½ miles from [[Hartlebury]] and 8¼ miles from Shrewsbury. When the line opened in 1862 it had a single platform and a siding, but by 1893/94 it had acquired an additional platform with a passing loop and signal box.<ref>Severn Valley Railway, A View From the Past, M A Vanns</ref> |
| − | The station closed on 9 September 1963, when passenger services between [[Bewdley]] and [[Shrewsbury]] were | + | The station closed on 9 September 1963, when passenger services between [[Bewdley]] and [[Shrewsbury]] were withdrawn. The former station master’s house is now a private residence. |
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File:Cressage-5153-1963-03-02.jpg|Ex-GWR 5153 passes Cressage with an up goods in March 1963 ([[Sellick Collection]]) | File:Cressage-5153-1963-03-02.jpg|Ex-GWR 5153 passes Cressage with an up goods in March 1963 ([[Sellick Collection]]) | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | [[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#FormerStations | The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership]]<br> | ||
| + | [[Maps#Map 1 - Shrewsbury to Hartlebury | Pre-1965 Map]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 11:52, 9 November 2016
| Towards Hartlebury and Kidderminster | Towards Shrewsbury |
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| Buildwas (4 miles) | Berrington (4 miles) via Cound Halt (from 1934) |
Cressage was a station on the original Severn Valley line, 32½ miles from Hartlebury and 8¼ miles from Shrewsbury. When the line opened in 1862 it had a single platform and a siding, but by 1893/94 it had acquired an additional platform with a passing loop and signal box.[1]
The station closed on 9 September 1963, when passenger services between Bewdley and Shrewsbury were withdrawn. The former station master’s house is now a private residence.
Gallery
Ex-GWRGreat Western Railway 5153 passes Cressage with an up goods in March 1963 (Sellick Collection)
See also
The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership
Pre-1965 Map
References
- ↑ Severn Valley Railway, A View From the Past, M A Vanns
