The Wombourne branch (also known as the Wolverhampton and Kingswinford Railway) was a railway situated in the West Midlands, England. It branched from...
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Wombourne is a village and civil parish located in the district of South Staffordshire, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is 4 miles (6 km)...
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was a small railway stop on the Wombourne Branch Line. It had very poor patronage and, along with the rest of the line's passenger stations, was closed...
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reopen the South Staffordshire Line from Stourbridge to Merry Hill with the possibility of reopening the Wombourne Branch Line to Pensnett, a mile away. Plans...
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GWR's Wombourne Branch Line; Wednesfield and Heath Town on the Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway; Portobello on the Walsall to Wolverhampton Line; Priestfield...
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Compton Halt, on the Wombourne Branch Line from 1925 - 1932. The line remained open for freight until closure in 1965. The line now forms part of a railway...
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smallest of all stops on the Wombourne Branch Line. It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1925 and closed in 1932. The line was single track and the...
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Wombourn railway station (redirect from Wombourne railway station)
Wombourn railway station was the main intermediate station on the Wombourne Branch Line, situated at the Bratch. It was opened by the Great Western Railway...
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also was served by three railway stations which were on the former Wombourne Branch Line. The stations that served Tettenhall were Dunstall Park, Tettenhall...
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suggests South Staffordshire Railway Walk was originally part of the Wombourne Branch Line built between 1912 and 1925 by the Great Western Railway Company...
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Hill's only long-distance service. Wolverhampton Low Level, and Dudley – The branch from Snow Hill to Dudley was closed in 1964, and the service to Wolverhampton...
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line is the railway line from Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury via Wellington; it was originally built by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway. The line is...
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Goods Yard. Both the OWW line and the Wombourne Branch Line were constructed, or overseen, by the Great Western Railway. The OWW line was a significant route...
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disused railway line of the Wombourne Branch Line. Baggeridge Country Park: A large and diverse country park located between Wombourne and Sedgley (in...
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Tettenhall railway station was a station on the Wombourne Branch Line, serving the town of Tettenhall in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. It was opened by...
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in Great Britain Beeching cuts Morrison, Brian (ed.). "The Meldon Quarry Branch". Modern Railways Pictorial, 1986. Ian Allan. p. 16. ISBN 0-7110-1510-4...
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railway stop on the Wombourne Branch Line in West Midlands, England. It had very poor patronage and, along with the rest of the line's passenger stations...
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Wombourne Branch Line. It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1925 and closed in 1932. Poor patronage was a factor in the closure of the line and...
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Birmingham New Street railway station (category Stations on the West Coast Main Line)
these include those on the Cross-City Line between Lichfield Trent Valley, Redditch and Bromsgrove, and the Chase Line to Walsall and Rugeley Trent Valley...
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served by local trains towards Shrewsbury, as well as those on the Wombourne Branch Line to Stourbridge. The station site has since been demolished although...
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(the former Wombourne Branch Line) over the canal in Smestow Valley Local Nature Reserve, Wolverhampton. Part of the Bratch Locks at Wombourne. Toll House...
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now-closed, Wombourne Branch Line that ran between Wolverhampton and Stourbridge via Wombourne. The nearest railway station on the line to the village...
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railway station known as Himley railway station on the Wombourne Branch Line, which opened as a goods line in 1911 but was only open for just over half a century...
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Gornal Halt was a small railway stop on the Wombourne Branch Line. It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1925 and closed in 1932. The halt served...
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made likely by the West Coast Main Line electrification scheme started in 1959, which included the Stour Valley Line, a rebuilt High Level station, and...
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Pensnett Halt was a small railway stop on the Wombourne Branch Line. It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1925 and closed in 1932. The halt served...
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Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line passing along the northern edge of Aldersley, with the Wombourne Branch Line branching off this south, through Aldersley...
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Himley was a railway station on the Wombourne Branch Line. It served the villages of Himley and Swindon in Staffordshire, England. Unlike other stops...
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Wolverhampton station (category Stations on the West Coast Main Line)
England Co-operative opened a food branch at the station. As part of the Interchange project, West Midlands Metro Line 1 was extended to the railway station...
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Branch Line is believed to be the shortest railway branch line in Europe. The former main line to Wolverhampton via Dudley, and branches to Wombourne...
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