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[[File:Bridgnorth 1849 poster.jpg | thumb|200px|right | Poster for a goods conveyancing service by road between Bridgnorth and Wolverhampton in 1849]]
[[File:Steam_Bus_1904.jpg | thumb|200px|right | A steam bus at Bridgnorth in November 1904. (Sellick Collection)]]
:''Main article: [[Unsuccessful proposals for railways in the Severn Valley]]''
Although Bridgnorth found itself on a railway line linking Worcester and Shrewsbury, the town is perhaps more naturally allied to Wolverhampton, around 13 miles to the east. A number of proposals were made for railways connecting the two towns, especially during the ‘railway mania’ of the mid-19th century. However the relative position of Wolverhampton’s two stations to the north east of the town centre and Bridgnorth to the south west of it meant most schemes involved approaching Wolverhampton via a junction with one of the existing lines to the south or west, in a similar manner to the Severn Valley Railway at Shrewsbury. Some schemes proposed connections to the Severn Valley Railway north of Bridgnorth, others to the south of it.
