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Linley Station was located 22½ miles from Hartlebury and 18¼ miles from Shrewsbury. It was the first station north of [[Bridgnorth]], and had a single platform with no passing loop.
==Constructionand history==
[[File:Apley_Hall_20080216.jpg|300px|thumb|Apley Hall in 2008, seen from near the location of Linley Station]]
[[File:Apley_Chain_Bridge_20080216.jpg|300px|thumb|The 1905 suspension bridge in 2008]]
Despite his initial opposition to the railway, Whitmore cut down a number of trees after the railway opened in 1862, so that he could have a better view of passing trains. However he died on 13 March 1865, aged only 58 (expectancy would have been about 70).<ref name=marshall/><ref>[http://www.jbending.org.uk/stats3.htm Life Expectancy in years at various ages, by decade] (Retrieved 1 May 2019)</ref>
On 8 June 1862 a porter at Linley left the station a little before midday, having confirmed to the station-master that he would return 'before train time' (5:30pm). In the event he did not return until the following Wednesday morning. He was brought before the South Shropshire Magistrates charged with having "''absented himself from the employment of the West Midland Railway Company, without having previously obtained leave or given the required 14 days’ notice''". The Bench said the prisoner had rendered himself liable to suffer two months' imprisonment with hard labour, or a penalty of £10. However they had power to mitigate the penalty, and he was to pay a fine of £1 or go to prison for 14 days.<ref>Wellington Journal 28 June 1862, reported in [http://www.broseley.org.uk/Papers/Broseley%201862.pdf Broseley Papers]</ref>
The station was originally accessed from the Hall via a ferry. In 1905 a suspension bridge was built by David Rowell & Co of Westminster.<ref name=marshall/>
