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==Highley history before preservation==
*1862: Highley station opened with the rest of the Severn Valley Line on 1 February, with only one platform and no facility for crossing trains. At the time the population of Highley village was only 407<ref>Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, John Marius Wilson, 1870-72</ref>.
*1869: The GWR approved the installation of a cattle dock.
*1870s: [[Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway#Highley Colliery | Highley Colliery]] came into production. This resulted in a growth of both passenger and goods traffic at Highley.
