| 词条 | Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line |
| 释义 |
|name = Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line | box_width = |color = |logo = |logo_width = |image = |image_width = 250px |caption = |type = |system = |status = |locale = Shropshire Wolverhampton Staffordshire Shrewsbury and Atcham West Midlands (region) Telford and Wrekin |start = |end = |stations = |routes = |open = |close = |owner = Network Rail |operator = |character = |depot = |stock = Class 150 "Sprinter" Class 153 "Super Sprinter" Class 158 "Express Sprinter" Class 170 "Turbostar" Class 221 "Super Voyager" |linelength = |tracklength = |gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}} |speed = |elevation = |map = |map_state = }}{{Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line}} The Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line is the railway line from Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury via Wellington; it was originally built by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway. The line is double track throughout, with rarely used relief sidings at Cosford and 4 tracks through Wellington station. Electrification from Stafford Road Junction to Oxley, is provided solely to enable electric stock to access Alstom's Oxley TRSMD, and is therefore constructed as a "trolley wire" suitable for low speeds only.[1] Signalling was centred in the panel box at Madeley Junction until 2012,[2] but following the closure of the box there the West Midlands Signalling Centre at Saltley has taken control of most of the route via its Oxley/Telford Workstation (previously Oxley signal box controlled the depot access and sidings until it closed on Saturday 27 November 2010 under the West Midlands Resignalling scheme). Towards Shrewsbury, Abbey Foregate signal box takes over for the last few miles beyond Wellington. The line was also served by a service to Walsall which ran to Wellington via Wolverhampton but the service was cutback to Wolverhampton and then eventually withdrawn. RouteThe towns and villages served by the route are listed below, East to West.
The map includes the former GWR Madely Branch[3] which formed a connection from Madeley Junction to the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway at Lightmoor Junction. Passenger servicesMonday-SaturdayTransport for Wales, West Midlands Trains and Virgin Trains operate passenger trains on this line. Westbound, some trains go beyond Shrewsbury to {{rws|Chester}}, Holyhead, {{rws|Aberystwyth}} and {{rws|Wrexham General}} while eastbound, services continue beyond Wolverhampton to Birmingham New Street and/or Birmingham International.[4]Since December 2014, Virgin Trains have run two daily services between Shrewsbury and London Euston.[5] SundaysThere are no West Midlands Trains services in operation on this line on Sundays. Virgin Trains services only operate one of their direct trains in each direction on Sundays. Transport for Wales services operate as normal with infrequent additional stopping services in lieu of the WMT services. FutureAs of December 2018, the local services (operated by West Midlands Trains) will run half-hourly instead of the present hourly service.[6][7] This was since been delayed until May 2019 [8] FreightThe Coalbrookdale line, which serves Ironbridge Power Station to the south of Telford near Ironbridge, joins the Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line at Madeley Junction, which is between Telford Central and Shifnal stations.[9] Coal trains run by EWS up to 2012 and by Fastline up to 2010[10] used the route, supplying the power station. Between 2012 and 2015, the power station was converted to run on biomass which was supplied mostly via Liverpool Docks by GBRf trains until closure of the plant in November 2015.[11] In 2008 the former Wellington to Stafford line was rebuilt as far as Donnington, for freight use. Telford International Railfreight Park is located at a {{convert|48|acre|km2}} site just off the Hortonwood Roundabout near Donnington which opened in 2009. The reopened line is single track and runs for {{convert|2|mi|68|chain|km}} from the junction with the Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line at Wellington ( {{convert|0.25|mi}} east of Wellington station). Currently the only rail business to and from the site is Ministry of Defence traffic[12] which runs down from Warrington so only uses a brief portion of the line between Shrewsbury and Wellington.[13] See also
References1. ^{{cite magazine|editor1-last=Slater|editor1-first=J N|title=Trolley wire for sidings|magazine=The Railway Magazine|date=January 1972|volume=118|issue=849|page=42|publisher=Transport Press|location=London|issn=0033-8923}} 2. ^"Madeley Junction" The Signal Box discussion forum; Retrieved 3 August 2017 3. ^ Ordnance Survey Map Shropshire XLIII.11, Revised: 1901, Published: 1902 4. ^GB eNRT May 2017 Edition, Table 74 & 75 5. ^BBC News, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29313965 6. ^{{cite web|title=Near £1 billion investment to bring new trains, extra seats and more frequent services {{!}} West Midlands Rail|url=http://www.westmidlandsrail.com/news/near-£1-billion-investment-to-bring-new-trains,-extra-seats-and-more-frequent-services/|website=www.westmidlandsrail.com|accessdate=24 September 2017}} 7. ^{{cite magazine|editor1-last=Webb|editor1-first=Jonathan|title=Abellio awarded West Midlands franchise|magazine=Today's Railways|date=October 2017|issue=190|page=8|publisher=Platform 5|location=Sheffield|issn=1475-9713}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Plans to improve Shropshire trains derailed {{!}} Shropshire Star|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/shrewsbury/2018/07/16/countys-extra-rail-services-put-on-ice/|website=www.shropshirestar.com|accessdate=16 July 2018}} 9. ^{{cite book|last1=Bridge|first1=Mike|title=Railway Track Diagrams – Midland and North West|date=2013|publisher=Trackmaps|location=Bradford-on-Avon|isbn=978-0-9549866-7-4|page=21}} 10. ^{{cite book|last1=Buck|first1=Martin|title=Loco Review 2011|date=2010|publisher=Freightmaster Publishing|location=Swindon|isbn=978-0-9558275-4-9|page=26}} 11. ^{{cite magazine|last1=Shannon|first1=Paul|title=Feeding the nations power stations|magazine=Rail Magazine|date=20 January 2016|issue=792|page=49}} 12. ^{{cite journal|last1=Shannon|first1=Paul|title=On government business|journal=Railways Illustrated|date=December 2013|volume=11|issue=12|page=84|issn=1479-2230}} 13. ^{{cite journal|last1=Rawlinson|first1=Mark|title=Freighmaster 80|journal=Freightmaster|date=November 2015|issue=80|page=75|oclc=904391334}} External links{{commons category}}
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