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The timetable for passenger services below is extracted from the BR(W) Working Timetable for 15 June to 13 September 1959, Section K.  Reproduced by kind permission of Michael Clemens.  
 
The timetable for passenger services below is extracted from the BR(W) Working Timetable for 15 June to 13 September 1959, Section K.  Reproduced by kind permission of Michael Clemens.  
   
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==Overview==
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The timetable for the '''Severn Valley Branch''' included four weekday through services in each direction, although the final service in each direction took around 3 hours involving a lengthy delay at Bridgnorth. The timings were:
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From Shrewsbury:
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*6.40am to Hartlebury (arr 8.52am)
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*1.45pm to Kidderminster (arr 3.56pm)
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*4.20pm to Kidderminster (arr 6.06pm)
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*5.33pm to Kidderminster (arr 8.32pm)
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To Shrewsbury:
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*7.00am from Hartlebury (arr 8.50am)
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*2.00pm from Kidderminster (arr 3.48pm)
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*4.23pm from Kidderminster (arr 6.35pm)
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*5.30pm from Hartlebury (arr 8.31pm)
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On Sundays a service ran at the south end of the line, reaching as far north as Bridgnorth.
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The '''Tenbury Branch''' included four weekday departures from Kidderminster with five services returning (the first morning departure from Kidderminster being an ECS move). The timings were:
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From Kidderminster:
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*8.55am to Tenbury (arr 9.40am)
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*11.00am to Woofferton (arr 11.58am)
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*4.10pm to Tenbury (arr 4.53pm)
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*6.23pm to Woofferton (arr 7.21pm)
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To Kidderminster:
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*7.35am from Woofferton (arr 8.44am)
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*9.50am from Tenbury (arr 10.32am)
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*12.10pm from Wooffertom (arr 1.05pm)
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*4.58pm from Tenbury (arr 5.48pm)
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*7.30pm from Woofferton (arr 8.40pm)
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==Timetable extracts==
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===Down trains - weekdays===
 
[[File: SVR_Tenbury_1959_01.jpg]]<br>
 
[[File: SVR_Tenbury_1959_01.jpg]]<br>
[[File: SVR_Tenbury_1959_02.jpg]]<br>
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[[File: SVR_Tenbury_1959_02.jpg]]
[[File: SVR_Tenbury_1959_03.jpg]]<br>
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===Down trains - Sundays===
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[[File: SVR_Tenbury_1959_03.jpg]]
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===Up trains - weekdays===
 
[[File: SVR_Tenbury_1959_04.jpg]]<br>
 
[[File: SVR_Tenbury_1959_04.jpg]]<br>
[[File: SVR_Tenbury_1959_05.jpg]]<br>
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[[File: SVR_Tenbury_1959_05.jpg]]
[[File: SVR_Tenbury_1959_06.jpg]]<br>
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===Up trains - Sundays===
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[[File: SVR_Tenbury_1959_06.jpg]]
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Latest revision as of 11:27, 10 June 2021

The timetable for passenger services below is extracted from the BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) Working Timetable for 15 June to 13 September 1959, Section K. Reproduced by kind permission of Michael Clemens.

Overview

The timetable for the Severn Valley Branch included four weekday through services in each direction, although the final service in each direction took around 3 hours involving a lengthy delay at Bridgnorth. The timings were:

From Shrewsbury:

  • 6.40am to Hartlebury (arr 8.52am)
  • 1.45pm to Kidderminster (arr 3.56pm)
  • 4.20pm to Kidderminster (arr 6.06pm)
  • 5.33pm to Kidderminster (arr 8.32pm)

To Shrewsbury:

  • 7.00am from Hartlebury (arr 8.50am)
  • 2.00pm from Kidderminster (arr 3.48pm)
  • 4.23pm from Kidderminster (arr 6.35pm)
  • 5.30pm from Hartlebury (arr 8.31pm)

On Sundays a service ran at the south end of the line, reaching as far north as Bridgnorth.

The Tenbury Branch included four weekday departures from Kidderminster with five services returning (the first morning departure from Kidderminster being an ECSEmpty Coaching Stock move). The timings were:

From Kidderminster:

  • 8.55am to Tenbury (arr 9.40am)
  • 11.00am to Woofferton (arr 11.58am)
  • 4.10pm to Tenbury (arr 4.53pm)
  • 6.23pm to Woofferton (arr 7.21pm)

To Kidderminster:

  • 7.35am from Woofferton (arr 8.44am)
  • 9.50am from Tenbury (arr 10.32am)
  • 12.10pm from Wooffertom (arr 1.05pm)
  • 4.58pm from Tenbury (arr 5.48pm)
  • 7.30pm from Woofferton (arr 8.40pm)

Timetable extracts

DownIn reference to the direction of travel means away from the major terminus (i.e. towards Bridgnorth on the present day SVR) trains - weekdays

SVR Tenbury 1959 01.jpg
SVR Tenbury 1959 02.jpg

DownIn reference to the direction of travel means away from the major terminus (i.e. towards Bridgnorth on the present day SVR) trains - Sundays

SVR Tenbury 1959 03.jpg

UpIn reference to the direction of travel means towards the major terminus (i.e. towards Kidderminster on the present day SVR) trains - weekdays

SVR Tenbury 1959 04.jpg
SVR Tenbury 1959 05.jpg

UpIn reference to the direction of travel means towards the major terminus (i.e. towards Kidderminster on the present day SVR) trains - Sundays

SVR Tenbury 1959 06.jpg

See also

Links

Michael Clemens Railway website