Neen Sollars railway station

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Neen Sollars
Tenbury and Bewdley Railway (Neen Sollars) (geograph 6841252).jpg
The site of the station in 2020
General information
Location Neen Sollars, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°20′43″N2°29′52″W / 52.3452°N 2.4978°W / 52.3452; -2.4978 Coordinates: 52°20′43″N2°29′52″W / 52.3452°N 2.4978°W / 52.3452; -2.4978
Grid reference SO660720
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Tenbury and Bewdley Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1864Opened
1962Closed

Neen Sollars railway station was a station on the Tenbury & Bewdley railway in Neen Sollars, Shropshire, England. The station opened on 13 August 1864. [1] A second staggered platform was opened in 1878, reached via a board crossing. This platform was taken out of use on 22 August 1954, the same date on which the station's signal box closed. The station became unstaffed in July 1961 [2] and closed for passenger use on 1 August 1962, [1] although goods traffic continued until January 1964. [2]

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Although its station building survives much of its distinctive character is lost as a result of many of its original 1864 William Clarke architectural features having been removed.

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References

  1. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-85260-508-1.
  2. 1 2 Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Cleobury Mortimer. Middleton Press. figs. 39-43. ISBN   9781906008185. OCLC   176923876.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Newnham Bridge
Line and station closed		  Great Western Railway
Tenbury and Bewdley Railway 		  Cleobury Mortimer
Line and station closed


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