Sutton Bridge Junction

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Railways south of Shrewsbury (Ordnance Survey 1888-1913)

See also Sutton Bridge Junction Signal Box.

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Location

First plans for the Severn Valley Railway involved a connection with the Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway’s proposed branch to Madeley, leading to an approach to Shrewsbury from the east via Wellington. However difficulties in raising funds for construction of the railway resulted in a revised route, with a connection to the Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway at Sutton Bridge Junction, a little over ½ of a mile south of Shrewsbury.

The picture shows an extract from the Ordnance Survey Map of 1888-1913. On leaving Shrewsbury to the south, the line first came to Severn Bridge Junction. Here the Shrewsbury & Wellington Railway branched off to the east. This was a joint railway of the GWR and LNWR as far as Wellington, and would have been the route by which the Severn Valley Railway, as originally proposed, would have reached Shrewsbury. Next the line passed the Carriage and Wagon works and the Shrewsbury locomotive depot. The latter would have been the home of locomotives working the Severn Valley Railway from the north.

The line then reached Sutton Bridge Junction, which saw the junction of three railways. First, the Severn Valley Line branched off to the southeast. For a distance of 18 chains it was double track, due to a Board of Trade requirement of the time that junctions of single lines, either with double lines or with other single lines, were made double junctions. It became single track shortly after passing the 475 foot long 3-road carriage shed[1].

A few yards further on, the Shropshire and Welshpool Railway branched off to the west, enabling trains to reach the Cambrian Railways system at Welshpool. The Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway then continued southwards towards Woofferton, where it met the Tenbury Branch from Bewdley.

Signalling

The 61 lever signal box which controlled the junction was built in 1913 and is still in use The Severn Valley Line passed behind the box, while the Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway passed in front of it. The Severn Valley Line formation can be seen in this photograph.

References

  1. John Marshall (1989), The Severn Valley Railway.

See also

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For 101 years between 1862 and 1963, the Severn Valley Railway formed part of the national railway network, running for 40 miles between Hartlebury and Shrewsbury. Established as a separate company, it was mainly operated by the Great Western Railway (GWRGreat Western Railway) and later by British Railways (BRBritish Rail or British Railways).

The present day Severn Valley Railway (SVRSevern Valley Railway) was established in 1965 to preserve part of the line as a heritage railway. Today it has six stations and two halts and runs for 16 miles along the Severn Valley between Bridgnorth in Shropshire and Kidderminster in Worcestershire, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route. Operations involve a mixture of steam and heritage diesel-hauled services.

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