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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)]] | [[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)]] | ||
| + | [[File: Sutton_Bridge_Junction_OS.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Railways south of Shrewsbury (Ordnance Survey 1888-1913)]] | ||
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| − | Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, situated on the | + | '''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>. | |
| − | Shrewsbury was the | + | == Severn Valley Branch == |
| + | Shrewsbury was the northernmost station on the Severn Valley Branch until the end of passenger services between [[Bewdley]] and Shrewsbury and closure of the line north of [[Alveley Colliery]] in 1963. The Branch 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. | ||
| − | + | ==Shrewsbury Abbey oil terminal== | |
| + | The Potteries, Shrewsbury & North Wales Railway opened in 1866 with a small terminus station in Shrewsbury at Abbey Foregate. The railway, which was later re-opened by Col Stevens in 1911 as the Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway (S&MR), crossed over the Severn Valley branch via a bridge which was situated around ¼ mile south of [[Sutton Bridge Junction]], just past the end of the carriage shed which lay alongside the branch. | ||
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| + | When the S&MR closed in 1960, the bridge was removed and BR built a short spur from the Severn Valley branch which served a new oil depot at the Shrewsbury Abbey station. Access to the spur was controlled by a ground frame which was unlocked by the section token, with trains of up to ten tanks being propelled to and from the terminal. The short stub of the Severn Valley branch providing this connection was the last part of the railway to remain in use, eventually closing in July 1988<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 112.</ref><ref name="semaphores" />. | ||
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| + | ==Shrewsbury Shed== | ||
| + | Locomotives for services from the northern end of the Severn Valley Branch were provided by Shrewsbury Shed which was located in '''Coleham Yard''', between the station and Sutton Bridge Junction to the east of the railway. A brief chronology of the Shed is as follows:<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrewsbury_TMD Shrewsbury TMD on Wikipedia]]</ref> | ||
| + | *The original 1856 Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway (S&H) locomotive servicing depot was a single-road straight shed. | ||
| + | *As part of the joint purchase of the S&H, the GWR and LNWR agreed to build a new six-road shed on the same site to an LNWR design, with the original S&H shed becoming a wagon repair depot. | ||
| + | *In 1877 the LNWR added their own 10-road shed at the south of the Yard | ||
| + | *In 1883 the GWR built a new roundhouse to the rear/east of the existing former joint facilities, and added their own coaling stage. | ||
| + | *In 1932 the GWR demolished the old S&H shed and built a new steel-framed three road straight shed on the site. | ||
| + | *The depot closed to all steam locomotives in March 1967. | ||
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| + | The buildings in the Yard to the east of the line have all been demolished and the area redeveloped. However in 2008 a small TMD was built to the west of the line on the site of the former extensive joint GWR/LNWR goods yard. Access is controlled by [[Sutton Bridge Junction Signal Box]]. | ||
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| + | <gallery mode=packed heights=300px style="text-align:left"> | ||
| + | OS_Coleham_Yard_1927.jpg|OS Map of 1927 showing Coleham Yard | ||
| + | Shrewsbury (Coleham) Locomotive Depot 2082798 239fd19b.jpg|Shrewsbury MPD in 1949, ex-GWR shed (left) and ex-LNWR (right) | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Maps#Schematic maps of the pre-closure SVR | Pre-1963 map]] | ||
| + | *[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#FormerStations | List of former stations]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== Links == | == 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] |
| − | + | *[https://shrewsburyrailwayheritage.com/abbey-station-and-its-environs-in-regular-use/ Abbey Station and its Environs in Regular Use] on Shrewsbury Railway Heritage Trust | |
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Latest revision as of 15:49, 11 March 2024
| Towards the north | Towards Hartlebury and Kidderminster |
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| 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 Branch
Shrewsbury was the northernmost station on the Severn Valley Branch until the end of passenger services between Bewdley and Shrewsbury and closure of the line north of Alveley Colliery in 1963. The Branch 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.
Shrewsbury Abbey oil terminal
The Potteries, Shrewsbury & North Wales Railway opened in 1866 with a small terminus station in Shrewsbury at Abbey Foregate. The railway, which was later re-opened by Col Stevens in 1911 as the Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Railway (S&MRMidland Railway), crossed over the Severn Valley branch via a bridge which was situated around ¼ mile south of Sutton Bridge Junction, just past the end of the carriage shed which lay alongside the branch.
When the S&MRMidland Railway closed in 1960, the bridge was removed and BRBritish Rail or British Railways built a short spur from the Severn Valley branch which served a new oil depot at the Shrewsbury Abbey station. Access to the spur was controlled by a ground frame which was unlocked by the section token, with trains of up to ten tanks being propelled to and from the terminal. The short stub of the Severn Valley branch providing this connection was the last part of the railway to remain in use, eventually closing in July 1988[3][2].
Shrewsbury Shed
Locomotives for services from the northern end of the Severn Valley Branch were provided by Shrewsbury Shed which was located in Coleham Yard, between the station and Sutton Bridge Junction to the east of the railway. A brief chronology of the Shed is as follows:[4]
- The original 1856 Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway (S&H) locomotive servicing depot was a single-road straight shed.
- As part of the joint purchase of the S&H, the GWRGreat Western Railway and LNWRLondon & North Western Railway agreed to build a new six-road shed on the same site to an LNWRLondon & North Western Railway design, with the original S&H shed becoming a wagon repair depot.
- In 1877 the LNWRLondon & North Western Railway added their own 10-road shed at the south of the Yard
- In 1883 the GWRGreat Western Railway built a new roundhouse to the rear/east of the existing former joint facilities, and added their own coaling stage.
- In 1932 the GWRGreat Western Railway demolished the old S&H shed and built a new steel-framed three road straight shed on the site.
- The depot closed to all steam locomotives in March 1967.
The buildings in the Yard to the east of the line have all been demolished and the area redeveloped. However in 2008 a small TMDTraction Maintenance Depot, also referred to as Diesel Depot was built to the west of the line on the site of the former extensive joint GWRGreat Western Railway/LNWRLondon & North Western Railway goods yard. Access is controlled by Sutton Bridge Junction Signal Box.
OSOrdnance Survey Map of 1927 showing Coleham Yard
Shrewsbury MPDMotive Power Depot in 1949, ex-GWRGreat Western Railway shed (left) and ex-LNWRLondon & North Western Railway (right)
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See also
References
- ↑ Wikipedia - Shrewsbury Railway Station
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 David J. Parker, "Under the Semaphores at Shrewsbury, 1987-1994". Blurb Books.
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 112.
- ↑ Shrewsbury TMD on Wikipedia]
Links
- Adrian the Rock - Signals at Shrewsbury
- Abbey Station and its Environs in Regular Use on Shrewsbury Railway Heritage Trust
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