| 词条 | Wellington to Craven Arms Railway |
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The Wellington to Craven Arms Railway was a railway line that ran from Wellington to Craven Arms in Shropshire, England. It was built by three companies during the period spanning 1857 to 1867 and between Ketley Junction at Wellington to Marsh Farm Junction ({{convert|3|mi}}) north of Craven Arms, the length of the railway was {{convert|28|mi}}.[1] HistoryThe three companies that comprised the railway were: -
The first part of the railway to open was the branch from Madeley Junction to Lightmoor Junction (which ironically is the section that was retained for freight working up until 2015) in November 1854.[2] The railway companies progressed well with openings from Wellington to Horsehay in 1859, Much Wenlock to Buildwas in 1862, Lightmoor to Buildwas in 1863 and Much Wenlock to Craven Arms in 1867.[3] The last section took longer due to local protests about the route which resulted in a diversion from the planned formation and the addition of a tunnel at Presthorpe.[1] JunctionsIt had junctions with the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway towards Wellington at Ketley Junction and towards Wolverhampton at Lightmoor Junction via the GWR Madely Branch, with the Severn Valley Railway at Buildwas Junction and joined the Welsh Marches Line at Marsh Farm Junction a few miles north of Craven Arms which opened fully in 1867.[4] SuccessorsBetween 1853 and 1896, the constituent companies had been amalgamated with the Great Western Railway and subsequently the Western Region of British Railways.[2] ClosurePassenger services between Craven Arms and Much Wenlock were withdrawn on 31 December 1951. From that time the line was closed completely between Marsh Farm Junction and Longville, although an infrequent goods service continued north of Longville. Passenger services between Much Wenlock, Buildwas and Wellington ended on 23 July 1962, with goods services between Longville and Buildwas ending on 2 December 1963.[5] Passenger services throughout the line had ended before the publication of the 'Beeching Report' in March 1963. Present dayPart of the route has been saved and is to be found operating as the Telford Steam Railway.[6] A section of the route between Madeley Junction (on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line) and Ironbridge was kept open post-Beeching closures to serve the power station. The power station closed in November 2015 and the line is still extant but unused.[7] The section of trackbed from Ketley to Lawley is now part of the Ironbridge way, a long distance footpath from Leegomery to Ironbridge.[8] The section from Buildwas to Much Wenlock is now a footpath and the halts have all been demolished and a section of the trackbed from Much Wenlock to Craven Arms has become a mix of roads, farmland and either been built on or unused. The stations at Coalbrookdale, Much Wenlock, Longville, Rushbury and Harton Road remain as private dwellings while Coalbrookdale is a visitor center. Approximately one mile of trackbed has been restored as a footpath past Henley, just south of Acton Scott Historic Working Farm. The stations at Wellington and Craven Arms are still open and part of the national network although the route is now via Shrewsbury. References1. ^1 {{harvnb|James|2006|p=13}} 2. ^1 {{harvnb|Jones|1998|p=252}} 3. ^{{harvnb|Cryer|2014|p=40}} 4. ^{{cite web|last1=Catford|first1=Nick|last2=Lambeth|first2=Roy|title=Craven Arms|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/craven_arms/|website=Disused Stations|accessdate=7 May 2016}} 5. ^{{cite book|author=Marshall, John|title=The Severn Valley Railway|year=1989|publisher=David St John Thomas|location=Newton Abbot|pages=162-163 |isbn=0-946537-45-3|authorlink=John Marshall (railway historian)}} 6. ^{{cite news|last1=Bentley|first1=Ben|title=Shropshire's great days out Telford Steam Railway|url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/08/18/shropshires-great-days-out-telford-steam-railway/|accessdate=7 May 2016|work=Shropshire Star|date=20 August 2012}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Eon-owned power station at Ironbridge closes|url=http://www.unseensteam.co.uk/news/Ironbridg-%20closes|website=Unseen Steam|accessdate=8 May 2016|date=23 November 2015}} 8. ^{{cite map|title =Shrewsbury Telford A-Z street atlas|date =2012 |scale =1:15,840 |series =A-Z |publisher= Geographers' A-Z Map Co, ltd|cartography=Ordnance Survey|page =24|edition =3|isbn =978-1-84348-627-5}} Bibliography
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