| HER Number (PRN): | 08446 |
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| Name: | Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway/ GWR (Coalbrookdale or Madeley Branch) |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
- RAILWAY (Opened, Mid 19th century - 1858 AD to 1858 AD)
Summary
The first branch line to reach the plateway systems of the Coalbrookdale area. It had been included in the Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway's original Parliamentary authorisation of 1846, but was not constructed until much later, opening in June 1854. Shortly afterwards, in 1854, the SBR became part of the Great Western Railway.
| Parish: | Dawley Hamlets, Telford and Wrekin |
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| Hollinswood and Randlay, Telford and Wrekin |
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| Madeley, Telford and Wrekin |
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| Stirchley and Brookside, Telford and Wrekin |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ70NW |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 7000 0679 |
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Related records
| 05371 | Part of: Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway (Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton) (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
This was the first branch line to reach the plateway systems of the Coalbrookdale area. It had been included in the Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway's original Parliamentary authorisation of 1846, but was not constructed until much later, opening in June 1854. It left the SBR main line at Madeley Junction (just west of Shifnal) and ran down only to Lightmoor, though it was known as the Coalbrookdale Branch. Shortly after it opened, in 1854, the SBR became part of the Great Western Railway <1>
The Madeley Branch Railway was opened in 1847 from the Coalbrookdale Branch Railway at Lightmoor to Madeley Junction on the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway. <2>
Sources
| [01] | SSA20232 - Monograph: Morriss Richard K. 1991. Railways of Shropshire. p27. |
| [02] | SSA31567 - Volume: Christiansen R. 1973. Forgotten Railways: The West Midlands. Forgotten Railways. 10. p.154. |
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 16 2022 3:48PM |
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