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Bewdley Station in 1963 looking south. Bewdley railway station serves the town of Bewdley in Worcestershire, England. Until 2014, it was the administrative headquarters of the Severn Valley Railway, after which they were moved to Comberton Hill, Kidderminster. Bewdley is the principal intermediate station on the line.
The Severn Valley line closed on 8 September 1963, although the Kidderminster to Bewdley loop and the Hartlebury to Bewdley sections operated a thin passenger service until closure on 3 January 1970. However a group of railway enthusiasts formed the Severn Valley Railway as a heritage railway in 1967 and in 1970 steam operated trains resumed ...
The Severn Valley Railway was built between 1858 and 1862, and linked Hartlebury, near Droitwich Spa, with Shrewsbury, a distance of 40 miles (64 km).Important stations on the line were Stourport-on-Severn, Bewdley, and Arley within Worcestershire; and Highley, Hampton Loade, Bridgnorth, Coalport, Ironbridge and Broseley, Buildwas, Cressage, and Berrington in Shropshire.
Hartlebury station was opened by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway in 1852, and from 1862 it served as the starting point of the Severn Valley Railway, which ran to Shrewsbury in Shropshire, a distance of 40 miles.
This is a route-map template for the Severn Valley Railway, a UK preserved heritage railway.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Inside the station concourse GWR 7800 Class 4-6-0 "Bradley Manor". Kidderminster Town is a railway station situated in the town of Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.It is operated by the Severn Valley Railway, a heritage line which runs from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth.
Bewdley railway station. The junction with the Severn Valley Railway at Bewdley connected southwards, towards Droitwich Spa, and now much energy was expended in creating a shorter route to Birmingham. This was referred to as the Bewdley Curve or Bewdley Loop, although it was a line of three miles in length between Bewdley and Kidderminster.
Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire England: Platforms: 2: Other information; Status: Disused: History; Original company: Midland Railway: Post-grouping: London, Midland and Scottish Railway: Key dates; 16 May 1864: Station opens as Upton: April 1889: Renamed Upton on Severn: 14 August 1961: Station closed for passengers [1] July 1963: closed for goods