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The DY postcode area, also known as the Dudley postcode area, [2] is a group of fourteen postcode districts in England, within eight post towns.These cover the south-western part of the West Midlands (including Dudley, Tipton, Brierley Hill, Stourbridge and Kingswinford) and north Worcestershire (including Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport-on-Severn), plus the south-westernmost part of ...
The Stourbridge Town branch line is a 0.8-mile (1.3 km) railway branch line, in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England.It is the shortest railway line in Britain. It is widely believed to be the shortest line in Europe to host a daily service, [1] although this is incorrect; it is notably beaten by the branch line to Friedrichshafen Hafen, in Germany.
The junction came about when the Stourbridge Railway built their line to Lye and beyond. Stourbridge became a double junction on 1 October 1879 when the branch to Stourbridge Town and goods was opened. It was at this time that the station changed its name from Stourbridge to Stourbridge Junction. [4] The station in 1958
The other station, Stourbridge Town, is served only by a shuttle to and from Stourbridge Junction. At just over 1 ⁄ 2 mi (800 m), the Stourbridge Town Branch Line is believed to be the shortest railway branch line in Europe. [13] The former main line to Wolverhampton via Dudley, and branches to Wombourne and Walsall closed in the
The Stourbridge Line (reporting mark DLS) is a shortline railroad that operates 25 miles (40 km) of former Erie Lackawanna Railroad trackage between Honesdale and Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, where it connects with Norfolk Southern Railway. The line was previously owned by the Lackawaxen-Honesdale Shippers Association and operated under contract ...
Priority 2 is for those lines which require further development or a change in circumstances (such as housing developments). [5] In June 2019, the Derby Telegraph released an article showing support being built for the reopening of the South Staffordshire Line for trams from Stourbridge Junction to Burton on Trent. [6]
This gave a more satisfactory link to the Stourbridge line from Snow Hill. On 31 May 1999 the line through to Priestfield was reopened to tram services as part of the Midland Metro scheme (West Midlands Metro from 2018). The trams run through to Wolverhampton, but beyond Priestfield they leave the former railway route, due to housing ...
Redhill School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Stourbridge, West Midlands (formerly Worcestershire), England. [1] It has no sixth form, similar to most schools in the Borough of Dudley, and all schools in Stourbridge. It is situated just east of the single-track Stourbridge Town Branch Line.