Westbury railway station (Shropshire)
Westbury (Salop) | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Westbury, Shropshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°41′33″N 2°58′06″W / 52.6925°N 2.9684°W |
| Grid reference | SJ346109 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway |
| Pre-grouping | LNWR and GWR joint |
| Post-grouping | LMS and GWR joint |
| Key dates | |
| 1862 | Opened[1] |
| 1960 | Closed |
Westbury railway station served the village of Westbury, Shropshire, England between 1862 and 1960.
History
[edit]The station was opened in 1862 by the Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway company; it later came under the joint control of the Great Western Railway and the London and North Western Railway.
It was closed on 12 September 1960, along with all other intermediate stations. It retained its passing loop and signal box until 1988, when the modernisation scheme for the line saw Radio Electronic Token Block signalling commissioned; all remaining manual signal boxes closed and control passed to the signalling centre at Machynlleth.
Just a year earlier, the loop was the site of a head-on collision between two passenger trains after one passed a signal at danger. One of the two Class 150 Sprinter diesel multiple units involved was derailed and 37 people were injured.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plas-y-Court Halt Line open, station closed |
LNWR and GWR joint Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway |
Yockleton Line open, station closed |
The site today
[edit]The former main building survives here in occupation as a private house, along with the now automatic level crossing over the B4387 road.[3]
Transport for Wales services continue to run through the former station site between Birmingham International and Machynlleth.
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Quick (2009), p. 462.
- ^ "Railway Accidents". Shropshire History. 1 February 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Points of Interest Shrewsbury-Machynlleth". Visit Mid-Wales. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
Sources
[edit]- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 51-56. ISBN 9781906008291. OCLC 228374968.
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