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Shrewsbury to Buildwas Railway
(1862 - 1963)
The Severn Valley line was constructed between 1858 and 1862 with Shrewsbury station as a terminus
Although the railway was built by the original Severn Valley Railway Company, it was operated from opening on February 1 1862 by the West Midland Railway which was absorbed into the Great Western Railway on August 1 1863
At Buildwas Junction near Telford, Severn Valley trains connected with services from Wellington to Much Wenlock and Craven Arms
Prior to preservation, the Severn Valley line was never financially successful. Freight traffic, mostly agricultural, and coal traffic from the collieries of Alveley and Highley were the principal sources of revenue
The line was strategically useful in the 2nd World War as an alternative and diversionary route around the West Midlands
Although the railway was built by the original Severn Valley Railway Company, it was operated from opening on February 1 1862 by the West Midland Railway which was absorbed into the Great Western Railway on August 1 1863
At Buildwas Junction near Telford, Severn Valley trains connected with services from Wellington to Much Wenlock and Craven Arms
Prior to preservation, the Severn Valley line was never financially successful. Freight traffic, mostly agricultural, and coal traffic from the collieries of Alveley and Highley were the principal sources of revenue
The line was strategically useful in the 2nd World War as an alternative and diversionary route around the West Midlands
| Station name | Opened | Closed to passengers |
Goods closed |
| Shrewsbury | Oct 1848 | ||
| Shrewsbury Abbey | Aug 1866 | Nov 1933 | |
| Berrington | Feb 1862 | Nov 1963 | |
| Cressage | Feb 1862 | Nov 1963 | |
| Cound Halt | Feb 1862 | Nov 1963 | |
| Buildwas | Feb 1862 | Nov 1963 |