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Telford Steam Railway
The Telford Steam Railway (TSR) is a heritage railway located at Horsehay, Telford in Shropshire, England, formed in 1976.
The railway is operated by volunteers on Sundays and Bank Holidays from Easter to the end of September, and at Christmas. Its official business name is the Telford Horsehay Steam Trust (THST), and it is a registered charity.
Telford Steam Railway operates over a portion of the Wellington and Severn Junction railway (W&SJR). The line to Lightmoor and beyond to Buildwas was constructed by the Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway. Both of these became a part of the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway.
For most of its working life the line was operated by the Great Western Railway and subsequently the Western Region of British Railways.
The line directions between Buildwas and Lightmoor were counter-intuitive for a period when the line going down the hill was the Up Line (towards London), and the line going up the hill was the Down Line (away from London), as the direction towards London from Lightmoor Junction was then considered to be routed via the former Severn Valley line. Since the last change the up direction is now completely intuitive.
Passenger services between Buildwas and Wellington ended on 23 July 1962, pre-dating the publication of the 'Beeching Report' in March 1963. Freight traffic lasted until 1983 when the line from Lightmoor Junction to Lawley was closed by BR.
The preserved railway operates between Horsehay & Dawley station and Lawley Village station on the former W&SJR. A third station named Spring Village was built for the heritage railway at the end of a short spur off the running line.
Spring Village (52°39′46″N 2°28′57″W / 52.6628°N 2.4826°W) has station buildings, a single platform, passenger shelter and a crossing into an engine shed on Pool Side. Work began on the station in 1976 and it was officially opened to the public in 1984. The site occupies part of a former siding to a nearby ironworks on the former Wellington to Craven Arms Railway. Beyond Spring Village platform is the former goods transhipment shed, built in 1860, which had originally permitted the transfer of goods from the W&SJR to the Coalbrookdale Company's narrow gauge plateway system. The building now serves as the railway's engine shed.[citation needed]
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Telford Steam Railway
The Telford Steam Railway (TSR) is a heritage railway located at Horsehay, Telford in Shropshire, England, formed in 1976.
The railway is operated by volunteers on Sundays and Bank Holidays from Easter to the end of September, and at Christmas. Its official business name is the Telford Horsehay Steam Trust (THST), and it is a registered charity.
Telford Steam Railway operates over a portion of the Wellington and Severn Junction railway (W&SJR). The line to Lightmoor and beyond to Buildwas was constructed by the Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway. Both of these became a part of the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway.
For most of its working life the line was operated by the Great Western Railway and subsequently the Western Region of British Railways.
The line directions between Buildwas and Lightmoor were counter-intuitive for a period when the line going down the hill was the Up Line (towards London), and the line going up the hill was the Down Line (away from London), as the direction towards London from Lightmoor Junction was then considered to be routed via the former Severn Valley line. Since the last change the up direction is now completely intuitive.
Passenger services between Buildwas and Wellington ended on 23 July 1962, pre-dating the publication of the 'Beeching Report' in March 1963. Freight traffic lasted until 1983 when the line from Lightmoor Junction to Lawley was closed by BR.
The preserved railway operates between Horsehay & Dawley station and Lawley Village station on the former W&SJR. A third station named Spring Village was built for the heritage railway at the end of a short spur off the running line.
Spring Village (52°39′46″N 2°28′57″W / 52.6628°N 2.4826°W) has station buildings, a single platform, passenger shelter and a crossing into an engine shed on Pool Side. Work began on the station in 1976 and it was officially opened to the public in 1984. The site occupies part of a former siding to a nearby ironworks on the former Wellington to Craven Arms Railway. Beyond Spring Village platform is the former goods transhipment shed, built in 1860, which had originally permitted the transfer of goods from the W&SJR to the Coalbrookdale Company's narrow gauge plateway system. The building now serves as the railway's engine shed.[citation needed]