Doseley Halt railway station

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Doseley
Disused station due to reopen on heritage railway
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The line towards Doseley Halt and Lightmoor along the Telford Steam Railway in 2010
General information
Location Doseley, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°39′48″N2°28′55″W / 52.6632°N 2.4820°W / 52.6632; -2.4820
Grid reference SJ675073
Platforms1
History
Original company Wellington and Severn Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
December 1932Opened [1]
1962Station and Line Closed
1976 Telford Steam Railway is formed
2024Opening of the Telford Steam Railway to Doseley begins
Telford Steam Railway
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Lawley Village
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Heath Hill tunnel
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54 m
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summit of W&SJR
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Spring Village
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Horsehay and Dawley
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Cheshire Cheese Bridge
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Doseley Halt
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Holly Road
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Lightmoor Road
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Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line
to Madeley Junction
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Lightmoor Junction
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Coalbrookdale
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Ironbridge Power Station
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Buildwas
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Doseley Halt railway station was a station serving the village of Doseley in Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1932 and closed in 1962. [2]

The station is the currently not in use and is eventually due to become part of the Telford Steam Railway alongside part of the former Wellington to Craven Arms Railway to Ironbridge power station. This would see new stations opened at Doseley [3] , Lightmoor [4] , Coalbrookdale [5] and close to Buildwas for Ironbridge [6] which includes proposals for a park and ride with passenger services between Ironbridge and Birmingham New Street. [7]

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References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 242
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 157. OCLC   931112387.
  3. "Phase Two - Doseley Halt". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. "Phase Three - Lightmoor". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  5. "Home". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  6. "Home". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  7. Growcott, Matthew (25 June 2018). "Call to reopen Ironbridge to Birmingham railway line". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

Further reading

Preceding station HR icon.svg   Heritage railways Following station
Horsehay and Dawley   Telford Steam Railway   Lightmoor (Future)
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Horsehay and Dawley
Line and station open
  Great Western Railway
Wellington to Craven Arms Railway
  Lightmoor Platform
Line and station closed