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Horsehay and Dawley railway station
Disused railway station in Shropshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horsehay and Dawley railway station was a station in Horsehay, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1859, closed in 1962, then reopened in 1976 as part of the Telford Steam Railway.
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Horsehay and Dawley | |
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![]() The preserved station in 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Horsehay, Shropshire England |
Coordinates | 52.6632°N 2.4820°W / 52.6632; -2.4820 |
Grid reference | SJ675073 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
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 |
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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.