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The Much Wenlock, Craven Arms and Coalbrookdale Railway, usually termed the '''Wenlock Railway''', was incorporated on 22 July 1861. It completed the section of the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway northwards between Buildwas and Coalbrookdale via [[Albert Edward Bridge]] which opened on 1 November 1864 as part of the [[Wellington to Craven Arms Railway]].
On 10 May 1899 the GWR traffic committee agreed to provide a [[Private sidings connected to the Severn Valley RailwayMr Griffith's Sand Siding at Buildwas|private siding]] to serve Mr Griffith's sand fields ]] at an estimated cost to him of £138.<ref name=Marshall111>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 111.</ref>
The OS Map below shows the layout at Buildwas as surveyed in 1901. The Severn Valley Branch (labelled) runs from north-west to south east passing to the north of the station building, while the line from Much Wenlock enters from the south-west and passes south of the station building. This branch provided access to a marshalling yard and the turntable whose location can be seen. A short siding continued to a GWR pumping station on the banks of the [[River Severn]]. The through route from the Much Wenlock line towards [[Coalbrookdale]], which opened in 1864 and was double track, continues via Albert Edward Bridge. The station approach road, which also served Abbeygrange Farm, ran parallel with the Severn Valley Branch as far as the Buildwas to Much Wenlock Road (now the A4169), which the Branch crossed via a level crossing controlled by a ground frame.<ref name=Vanns30/>
