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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.
Since leaving here it has had periods based on the Dean Forest Railway and Severn Valley Railway. 1638 GWR 1600: 0-6-0 PT: 1951 1967 - 1992 Although built to a Great Western Railway design, the 1600 Class were built by the Western Region of British Railways. 1638 was withdrawn in Wales during August 1966 and arrived at Buckfastleigh in November ...
It became an important intermediate station on the line which became part of the West Midland Railway in 1860. In turn, the WMR was absorbed intro the Great Western Railway (GWR) between 1863 and 1870. The opening of the Severn Valley Railway in 1862 had no direct effect on Kidderminster because passengers wishing to use the line changed at ...
Engineering works have begun to determine the cause of a landslip that left four miles of heritage railway closed. On 30 January, part of a bridge on the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) in Shropshire ...
The railway can call on a large fleet to operate its services. [1] Only a small 'core' group of vehicles actually belong to the railway company itself; the remainder are owned by an associated groups, such as the Great Western (Severn Valley Railway) Association, [2] [3] or individuals. The SVR is also the base of the DMU Group (West Midlands ...
Restored in 1975, the locomotive took part in the Stockton and Darlington Railway 150th Anniversary celebrations at Shildon. In 1977 6960 moved to the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) [2] where she ran with 4930 Hagley Hall's tender while her own was put behind 4930. In 1978 6960 became the first SVR-based locomotive to haul a rail tour on the main ...
Highley signal box in preservation days. Highley station opened to the public on 1 February 1862 and closed on 9 September 1963, [1] [2] before the Beeching axe closures. Highley station was important as the transport hub of a colliery district, with four nearby coal mines linked to the Severn Valley line by standard and narrow gauge lines, cable inclines and aerial ropeways.
The station was opened in 1862, on a section of the Severn Valley Line, north of Bridgnorth. The signal box controlled railway traffic around the station and the level crossing that lead to the Iron Bridge. Photographs of the station running-in board show the station name as IRON-BRIDGE & BROSELEY (with hyphen).