Difference between revisions of "Cressage"
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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 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]]) | File:Cressage-5153-1963-03-02.jpg|Ex-GWR 5153 passes Cressage with an up goods in March 1963 ([[Sellick Collection]]) | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 13 August 2015
| 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 suspended. 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)
References
- ↑ Severn Valley Railway, A View From the Past, M A Vanns
