Horsehay and Dawley railway station
Horsehay and Dawley | |
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| Station on heritage railway | |
 Horsehay and Dawley in 2024, with a Class 5619 arriving on the Telford Steam Railway | |
| General information | |
| Location | Horsehay and Dawley, Shropshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°39′48″N 2°28′55″W / 52.6632°N 2.4820°W |
| Grid reference | SJ675073 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Wellington and Severn Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 May 1859 | Opened[1] |
| 1962 | Closed |
| 1976 | Reopened by the Telford Steam Railway |
| 2024 | Rebuilding of signal box begins |
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Horsehay and Dawley railway station is a heritage railway station in the town of Dawley and village of Horsehay in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1859, closed in 1962, then reopened in 1976 as part of the Telford Steam Railway. Originally, the station was on the former Wellington and Severn Junction railway. It consisted of one platform with a signal box at the end of the platform controlling access to the goods yard. It is now the working base of the Telford Steam Railway.
The station is the current southern terminus of the Telford Steam Railway alongside the adjacent Spring Village station and occupies part of the former Wellington to Craven Arms Railway. It is hoped that the line can be extended from Horsehay and Dawley to the site of Ironbridge power station. This would see new stations opened at Doseley,[2] Lightmoor,[3] Coalbrookdale[4] and close to Buildwas for Ironbridge[5] which includes proposals for a park and ride with passenger services between Ironbridge and Birmingham New Street.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 242
- ^ "Phase Two - Doseley Halt". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Phase Three - Lightmoor". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Home". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Home". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Growcott, Matthew (25 June 2018). "Call to reopen Ironbridge to Birmingham railway line". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Craven Arms to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 85-94. ISBN 9781906008338. OCLC 750867075.
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways
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Following station | ||
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| Lawley Village | Telford Steam Railway | Doseley (Future) | ||
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Lawley Bank Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Wellington to Craven Arms Railway |
Doseley Halt Line and station closed |
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