Telford Steam Railway
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| Locale | Horsehay, Shropshire, England |
| Terminus | Spring Village, Horsehay & Dawley |
| Commercial operations | |
| Name | Wellington & Severn Junction Railway |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Operated by | Telford Horsehay Steam Trust |
| Stations | 3 |
| Length | 1.0 mile (1.6 km) |
| Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1859 |
| Closed |
1964 (Ketley to Horsehay Summit) 1983 (Lightmoor to Horsehay) |
| Preservation history | |
| 1976 | Telford Horsehay Steam Trust formed |
| 1981 | 5619 steams for the 1st time in preservation |
| 1983 | Lightmoor to Horsehay leased to THST |
| 1984 | Opens to the public |
| 2008 | Work begins on Lawley Extension |
| 2009 | 150th anniversary of opening of W&SJR |
| 2015 | Lawley Village opens |
1964 (Ketley to Horsehay Summit)
The Telford Steam Railway (TSR) is a heritage railway located at Horsehay, Telford in Shropshire, England, formed in 1976.
The railway is operated by volunteers on Sundays and Bank Holidays from Easter to the end of September, and at Christmas. Its official business name is the Telford Horsehay Steam Trust (THST), and it is a registered charity.
Telford Steam Railway operates over a portion of the Wellington and Severn Junction railway (W&SJR). The line to Lightmoor and beyond to Buildwas was constructed by the Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway. Both of these became a part of the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway.
For most of its working life the line was operated by the Great Western Railway and subsequently the Western Region of British Railways
The line directions between Buildwas and Lightmoor were counter-intuitive for a period when the line going down the hill was the Up Line (towards London), and the line going up the hill was the Down Line (away from London), as the direction towards London from Lightmoor Junction was then considered to be routed via the former Severn Valley line. Since the last change the up direction is now completely intuitive.
The preserved railway operates between three stations of the former W&SJR.
Horsehay & Dawley platform sits on a north-south through line, beneath Bridge Road. 150 yards to the west, Spring Village platform is at the end of a short spur off the running line. In between the two station platforms are the sidings and yard used for storing the railway's stock. Beyond Spring Village platform is the former goods transhipment shed, built in 1860, which had originally permitted the transfer of goods from the W&SJR to the Coalbrookdale Company's narrow gauge plateway system. The building now serves as the railway's engine shed. At the north end of the line TSR's Lawley Village station is located south of the site of the original Lawley station. That site is now occupied by a commercial development.
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