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| + | | Stourbridge Railway, Valley of the Stour Extension||1866||An extension from the Stourbridge Town branch via Kinver and Wolverley, passing 2 miles north of Kidderminster and joining the SVR north of Bewdley via a north-facing junction || Rejected by Parliament in 1866.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 61.</ref> | ||
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| + | | West Staffordshire Railway||1874 || From the LNWR line south of Wolverhampton via Kingswinford, west of Stourbridge, Wolverley, west of Kidderminster to connect to the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway with a short branch to Bewdley.||Backed by the LNWR as an alternative to the [[Kidderminster Loop Line]]. Rejected by Parliament in 1875.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] p. 81.</ref> | ||
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| + | |[[Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway]]||1912||An extension from Ditton Priors to Bridgnorth||One of 3 possible extensions, none of which were taken up after the First World War.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Price (1995)]] pp.39-40.</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 22:41, 26 November 2019
Skeleton article incorporating information from the SVRSevern Valley Railway-Online Forum "Early history of the SVR on the British Newspaper Archive" thread.
Background
The Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway which would form the southern connection of the Severn Valley Railway was authorised in 1845 and opened throughout in 1853. The Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway which would form the northern connection was authorised in 1846 and also opened throughout in 1853.[1] The Severn Valley Railway Company (19th Century) was authorised to build the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 1853 and completed its construction in 1862.
Proposals prior to the construction of the SVRSevern Valley Railway
Between 1835 and 1853, a number of railways proposed, with varying degrees of credibility, to build a line crossing, following or terminating in the Severn Valley somewhere between Stourport and Ironbridge. Many of these proposals originated in the 'Railway Mania' which peaked in the mid-1840s.
Proposals included the following:
- Grand Connection Railway
- Birmingham, Dudley and Wolverhampton Railway
- Worcester and Cardiff Junction Railway
- Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow and Birmingham Railway
- Hereford and Kidderminster Railway
- Worcester, Shrewsbury and Crewe Union Railway
- Welsh Midland Railway
- Kidderminster and Welsh Midland Junction Railway
- Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway
- Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company
- Shropshire Mineral Railway
- Oxford and Worcester Extension and Chester Junction Railway
- Cambrian and Grand Junction Railway
- Direct London and Holyhead Railway
- Dudley, Madeley, Broseley and Ironbridge Railway
- Shropshire Union Railway (Worcester to Crewe)
- Wellington and Severn Junction Railway
Proposals after the opening of the SVRSevern Valley Railway in 1862
After 1862, the following railways were proposed to form a junction with the SVRSevern Valley Railway
| Railway | First proposed | Proposed route | Other information |
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| Stourbridge Railway, Valley of the Stour Extension | 1866 | An extension from the Stourbridge Town branch via Kinver and Wolverley, passing 2 miles north of Kidderminster and joining the SVRSevern Valley Railway north of Bewdley via a north-facing junction | Rejected by Parliament in 1866.[2] |
| West Staffordshire Railway | 1874 | From the LNWRLondon & North Western Railway line south of Wolverhampton via Kingswinford, west of Stourbridge, Wolverley, west of Kidderminster to connect to the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway with a short branch to Bewdley. | Backed by the LNWRLondon & North Western Railway as an alternative to the Kidderminster Loop Line. Rejected by Parliament in 1875.[3] |
| Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway | 1912 | An extension from Ditton Priors to Bridgnorth | One of 3 possible extensions, none of which were taken up after the First World War.[4] |
See also
The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership
References
- ↑ Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway on Wikipedia
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 61.
- ↑ Marshall (1989) p. 81.
- ↑ Price (1995) pp.39-40.
