Horsehay and Dawley railway station

Horsehay and Dawley
Station on heritage railway
Horsehay and Dawley in 2024, with a Class 5619 arriving on the Telford Steam Railway
General information
Location	Horsehay and Dawley, 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
2 May 1859	Opened [1]
1962	Closed
1976	Reopened by the Telford Steam Railway
2024	Rebuilding of signal box begins

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

Horsehay and Dawley railway station is a heritage railway station in the town of Dawley and village of Horsehay in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England.

History

The station was opened in 1859, closed in 1962, then reopened in 1976 as part of the Telford Steam Railway. Originally, the station was on the former Wellington and Severn Junction railway. It consisted of one platform with a signal box at the end of the platform controlling access to the goods yard. It is now the working base of the Telford Steam Railway.

Current heritage use

The station is the current southern terminus of the Telford Steam Railway alongside the adjacent Spring Village station and occupies part of the former Wellington to Craven Arms Railway. It is hoped that the line can be extended from Horsehay and Dawley to the site of Ironbridge power station. This would see new stations opened at Doseley, ^[2] Lightmoor, ^[3] Coalbrookdale ^[4] and close to Buildwas for Ironbridge ^[5] which includes proposals for a park and ride with passenger services between Ironbridge and Birmingham New Street. ^[6]

References

1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 242
2. "Phase Two - Doseley Halt". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
3. "Phase Three - Lightmoor". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
4. "Home". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
5. "Home". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
6. 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. 85-94. ISBN   9781906008338. OCLC   750867075.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Lawley Village		Telford Steam Railway		Doseley (Future)

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Lawley Bank Line open, station closed		Great Western Railway Wellington to Craven Arms Railway		Doseley Halt Line and station closed