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Cressage was a station on the original Severn Valley line, 32 miles 24 chains from [[Hartlebury]]. 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, 32 miles 24 chains from [[Hartlebury]]. 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 suspended. The former station master’s house is now a private residence. | + | The station closed on 9 September 1963, when passenger services between [[Bewdley]] and [[Shrewsbury]] were suspended. 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) | ||
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Revision as of 22:01, 14 June 2015
Cressage was a station on the original Severn Valley line, 32 miles 24 chainsAs a unit of measurement, 22 yards or 1/80th of a mile from Hartlebury. 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 suspended. The former station master’s house is now a private residence.
Ex-GWRGreat Western Railway 5153 passes Cressage with an up goods in March 1963 (Sellick collection)
References
- ↑ Severn Valley Railway, A View From the Past, M A Vanns
