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==Bridgnorth Timeline==
[[File:Bridgnorth Station 1901291 3efa8154.jpg | thumb|200px|right | Bridgnorth under threat of closure in 1962 (Wikimedia Commons)]]
[[File:Bridgnorth-Pannier-RR-1963-01-26.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A view of the station and high town from Pan Pudding Hill in January 1963 (Sellick collection)]]
[[File:Bridgnorth-Last-Train-1963-09-08.jpg|thumb|200px|right|GWR Panniers 9624 and 4665 prepare to depart Bridgnorth with the last BR train on 8 September 1963 (Sellick collection)]]
*1862: When the original Severn Valley Railway opened, Bridgnorth Station is the principal intermediate station between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury. The station building is made of stone in a Jacobean architectural style.
*1962: Bridgnorth Town Council objects to BR's proposals to withdraw passenger trains between Shrewsbury and Bewdley, believing the line could be promoted as a holiday attraction.
*1963: Official notice is given of the withdrawal of passenger services north of Bewdley, to be effective from 9 September 1963. Freight and parcels will continue until the end of the year, after which time only coal traffic from the south to and from Alveley Colliery will use the line. The last BR passenger service to run into Bridgnorth from the south is on 8 September 1963, double headed by ex-GWR 0-6-0 Pannier Tanks Nos 9624 and 4665.
