Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway

Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway

The Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway was a railway in Shropshire, England. It was built as two portions either end of the Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway between 1864 and 1867 and formed part of the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway. For much of its working life it was worked by the Great Western Railway and subsequently the Western Region of British Railways. The only portion that survives is the section between Lightmoor Junction and Buildwas which is used for the transport of coal to Ironbridge Power Station.

Its route included the following stations: -

* Coalbrookdale
* Buildwas Junction
* Much Wenlock
* Presthope
* Longville
* Rushbury
* Harton Road
* Craven Arms


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