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Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, situated on the River Severn. Shrewsbury station, formerly known as 'Shrewsbury General', is a major junction between various [[Great Western Railway|GWR]] and LNWR routes, and was the Northern terminus of the [[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership|Severn Valley Railway]], which connected it to [[Bridgnorth]], [[Bewdley]] and [[Hartlebury]]<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrewsbury_railway_station Wikipedia - Shrewsbury Railway Station]</ref>.
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[[File:Shrewsbury Station; south end, with train arriving from Aberystwyth geograph-2540220-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Shrewsbury Station in 1962 (Wikimedia Commons)]]
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Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, situated on the [[River Severn]]. Shrewsbury station, formerly known as 'Shrewsbury General', is a major junction between various [[Great Western Railway|GWR]] and LNWR routes, and was the northern terminus of the [[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership|Severn Valley Railway]], which connected it to [[Bridgnorth]], [[Bewdley]] and [[Hartlebury]]<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrewsbury_railway_station Wikipedia - Shrewsbury Railway Station]</ref>.
  
 
== Severn Valley Line ==
 
== Severn Valley Line ==
  
Shrewsbury was the Northernmost station on the Severn Valley Line until the cessation of passenger services between [[Bewdley]] and Shrewsbury and closure of the line North of [[Alveley Colliery]] in 1963. The SVR line diverged from the Shrewsbury-[[Hereford]] line at [[Sutton Bridge Junction]], which still exists today as the junction for the former Cambrian Railways line to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli <ref name="semaphores">David J. Parker, "Under the Semaphores at Shrewsbury, 1987-1994". Blurb Books.</ref>. Severn Valley line services generally used the now-closed bay platforms 1 and 2 at Shrewsbury station.
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Shrewsbury was the northernmost station on the Severn Valley Line until the cessation of passenger services between [[Bewdley]] and Shrewsbury and closure of the line north of [[Alveley Colliery]] in 1963. The SVR line diverged from the Shrewsbury-Hereford line at [[Sutton Bridge Junction]], which still exists today as the junction for the former Cambrian Railways line to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli <ref name="semaphores">David J. Parker, "Under the Semaphores at Shrewsbury, 1987-1994". Blurb Books.</ref>. Severn Valley line services generally used the now-closed bay platforms 1 and 2 at Shrewsbury station.
  
 
A short stub of the SVR was kept open until July 1988, in order to service an oil depot on the site the Shropshire and Montgomery railway's Shrewsbury Abbey station, a connection to the depot being built in 1960<ref name="semaphores" />.
 
A short stub of the SVR was kept open until July 1988, in order to service an oil depot on the site the Shropshire and Montgomery railway's Shrewsbury Abbey station, a connection to the depot being built in 1960<ref name="semaphores" />.
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==See also==
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[[Maps#Schematic maps of the pre-closure SVR | Pre-1963 map]]<br>
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[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#FormerStations | List of former stations]]
  
 
== References ==
 
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== Links ==
 
[http://www.roscalen.com/signals/Shrewsbury/index.htm Adrian the Rock - Signals at Shrewsbury]
 
[http://www.roscalen.com/signals/Shrewsbury/index.htm Adrian the Rock - Signals at Shrewsbury]
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Revision as of 16:32, 26 November 2018

Shrewsbury Station in 1962 (Wikimedia Commons)
Next stations pre-closure
Towards the north Towards Hartlebury and Kidderminster
The Severn Valley line terminated at Shrewsbury. Berrington (4¼ miles)

Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, situated on the River Severn. Shrewsbury station, formerly known as 'Shrewsbury General', is a major junction between various GWR and LNWRLondon & North Western Railway routes, and was the northern terminus of the Severn Valley Railway, which connected it to Bridgnorth, Bewdley and Hartlebury[1].

Severn Valley Line

Shrewsbury was the northernmost station on the Severn Valley Line until the cessation of passenger services between Bewdley and Shrewsbury and closure of the line north of Alveley Colliery in 1963. The SVRSevern Valley Railway line diverged from the Shrewsbury-Hereford line at Sutton Bridge Junction, which still exists today as the junction for the former Cambrian Railways line to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli [2]. Severn Valley line services generally used the now-closed bay platforms 1 and 2 at Shrewsbury station.

A short stub of the SVRSevern Valley Railway was kept open until July 1988, in order to service an oil depot on the site the Shropshire and Montgomery railway's Shrewsbury Abbey station, a connection to the depot being built in 1960[2].

See also

Pre-1963 map
List of former stations

References

  1. Wikipedia - Shrewsbury Railway Station
  2. 2.0 2.1 David J. Parker, "Under the Semaphores at Shrewsbury, 1987-1994". Blurb Books.

Links

Adrian the Rock - Signals at Shrewsbury