The Wenlock Branch continued. ......

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This article follows on from five other articles which covered the Wellington to Severn Junction Railway in the Telford area and this line from Buildwas to Presthope. These can be found on the following links/threads:

The Railways of Telford again. ....

The Wellington & Severn Junction Railway (W&SJR) - Part 1 This is the first post about the different railway routes in Telford. The W&SJR ran through Lawley and Dawley which are within a mile or so of our home in Malinslee, Telford...

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The Railways of East Shropshire (and Telford) – the Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway, Buildwas to Much Wenlock.

This article follows on from three other articles which covered the Wellington to Severn Junction Railway and which reached as far along the line as Buildwas. Those articles can be found on these l…

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The Wenlock Branch. ...

This is a first article about the Wenlock Branch and covers the length from Buildwas to Much Wenlock. ... http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/10/19/the-railways-of-east-shropshire-and-telford-the-much-wenlock-and-severn-junction-railway-buildwas-to-much-wenlock/ This article follows on from three...

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We begin this next article at Presthope Railway Station and travel towards Craven Arms, as far as the village of Longville in the Dale. …….

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The directors of the Wellington & Severn Junction Railway were fully occupied with the line from Wellington to Buildwas. Another company was set up to build the ‘Wenlock & Craven Arms and Coalbrookdale Extension Railway‘. The bill went through the parliamentary process unopposed and authorised the ‘Wenlock Railway Company‘ to construct the line. Work started on 23rd October 1861.

By 5th December 1864, the line was open from Much Wenlock to Presthope. ... At this time, because it was a freight-only line, the Board of Trade saw no need for an inspection of the line. It had already been agreed at a meeting held on 4th December 1863 not to proceed with the line from Presthope to Craven Arms for the time being. It was to be three years after the line reached Presthope before the connection to the Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway close to Craven Arms was completed. It was finally opened on 16th December 1867.

 

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A very excellent and thorough piece of research Roger and no less than your usual high standard!
I have a chair and short length of rail which I retrieved from the track bed about 20 years ago close to Rushbury Station (the next stop down the line from Longville) and if memory serves me right there were one or two full length rails left in the undergrowth closer to Longville.

 

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I have seen sleepers on the approach to Rushbury from Longville. Will be posting about the length West from Longville soon. ....

 

[32475]

I have seen sleepers on the approach to Rushbury from Longville. Will be posting about the length West from Longville soon. ....

Looking forward to it! Keep up the good work

 

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The Wenlock Branch from Longville Station to Harton Road Station via Rushbury Station.

The Wenlock Branch from Longville-in-the-Dale to Harton Road Station

This article follows on from six other articles which covered the Wellington to Severn Junction Railway and this line from Buildwas to Longville-in-the-Dale. The first three articles can be found o…

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This article follows on from seven other articles which covered the Wellington to Severn Junction Railway and this line from Buildwas to Harton Road Station. It is the final article in this series. ...

The Wenlock Branch from Harton Road Station to Marsh Farm Junction and Craven Arms

This article follows on from seven other articles which covered the Wellington to Severn Junction Railway and this line from Buildwas to Harton Road Station. The first three articles can be found b…

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Much Wenlock Civic Society

I completed the series about this line which ran from Wellington to Craven Arms via Much Wenlock just a couple of weeks ago. This was just in time to allow me to pull together a talk for Much Wenlock Civic Society on Tuesday 17th September 2024.

That talk can be found by following the link below:

Much Wenlock Talk – 17th September 2024

The file below is the talk given on 17th September 2024 at the Much Wenlock Civic Society. Much Wenlock Railway Talk – ShortenedDownloa References The featured image at the head of this post …

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While asserting copyright, I have no objections to the file being downloaded and used. Hopefully you will feel something of the joy I found in drawing the photographs and the journey together.