Doseley Halt railway station

Doseley
Disused station due to reopen on heritage railway
Doseley Halt site and platform in 2025
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
Platforms	1
History
Original company	Wellington and Severn Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
December 1932	Opened [1]
1962	Station and Line Closed
1976	Telford Steam Railway is formed
2024	Opening of the Telford Steam Railway to Doseley begins
Location

v t e Telford Steam Railway
Legend
to Wellington Lawley Village Heath Hill tunnel 59 yd 54 m summit of W&SJR Spring Village Horsehay and Dawley Cheshire Cheese Bridge Doseley Halt Holly Road Lightmoor Road A4169 road Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line to Madeley Junction Lightmoor Junction Brick Kiln Bank Coalbrookdale Viaduct Coalbrookdale Albert Edward Bridge over River Severn Severn Valley route to Bridgnorth Ironbridge Power Station Buildwas Severn Valley route to Shrewsbury to Craven Arms

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]

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

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Craven Arms to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 83-84. ISBN   9781906008338. OCLC   750867075.

Preceding station	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