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Correction: line not mothballed (yet)
Albert Edward Bridge carried the line from Coalbrookdale and Lightmoor Junction across the River Severn near [[Buildwas]], the junction with the Severn Valley line. The bridge is almost identical to [[Victoria Bridge]], with a 200ft cast iron span, and was named after Albert Edward (later Edward VII), the eldest son of Queen Victoria. It was designed by the SVR's chief engineer, [[John Fowler]], and opened on 1 November 1864. Following the closure of the Severn Valley and Much Wenlock lines, the bridge was used by coal and other freight trains travelling to [[Ironbridge power station]] until the closure of the latter in November 2015.
In 2019 the mothballed line was closed mooted by Network Rail to traffic and be mothballed, but on June 9 Vintage Trains ran a farewell railtour with GWR Collett 4073 Castle class 4-6-0 7029 Clun Castle. It was unable to traverse the bridge, stopping just short, as Network Rail engineers had stopped closed it to all rail traffic over concerns on the strength of the bridge.<ref>[http://www.vintagetrains.co.uk/tour/last-steam-from-ironbridge-shuttle-1-sunday-9th-june-at-13-30/33 'Last Steam from Ironbridge', Vintage Trains] (Retrieved 11 May 2019)</ref><ref>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/nostalgia/telford-nostalgia/2019/04/22/trains-to-ride-again-on-ironbridge-line/ Andrews, M., 'Trains taking to the tracks on Ironbridge line for 'final time'', Shropshire Star, 23 April 2019] (Retrieved 11 May 2019)</ref><ref>RAIL Magazine, Issue 878, 8 May 2019, p. 22</ref>
Telford Steam Railway have released plans to extend across the bridge to the power station site.<ref>[https://steamingtoironbridge.co.uk/ 'Steaming to Ironbridge', Telford Steam Railway website] (Retrieved 22 October 2018)</ref>
