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Horsehay and Dawley railway station

Coordinates: 52°39′48″N 2°28′55″W / 52.6632°N 2.4820°W / 52.6632; -2.4820
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Horsehay and Dawley
The preserved station in 2008
General information
LocationHorsehay, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°39′48″N 2°28′55″W / 52.6632°N 2.4820°W / 52.6632; -2.4820
Grid referenceSJ675073
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWellington and Severn Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 May 1859Opened[1]
1962Closed
1976Reopened

Horsehay and Dawley railway station was a station in Horsehay, 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.

References

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  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 242

Further reading

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  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Craven Arms to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 85-94. ISBN 9781906008338. OCLC 750867075.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Lawley Bank
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Wellington to Craven Arms Railway
  Doseley Halt
Line and station closed