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Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line

Index Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line

The Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line is the railway line from Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury via Wellington; it was originally built by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway. [1]

40 relations: Albrighton, Bridgnorth, Alstom, Arriva Trains Wales, Bilbrook, Staffordshire, Birmingham International railway station, Birmingham New Street railway station, British Rail Class 153, British Rail Class 158, British Rail Class 170, British Rail Class 221, Coalbrookdale, Codsall, Cosford, Shropshire, DB Cargo UK, Euston railway station, Fastline, Holyhead, Ironbridge, Ironbridge power stations, Madeley Junction, Network Rail, Oakengates, Oxley TRSMD, Oxley, Wolverhampton, Railways of Shropshire, Shifnal, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway, Shrewsbury railway station, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford, Telford and Wrekin, Telford International Railfreight Park, Virgin Trains, Wellington, Shropshire, West Midlands (region), West Midlands Trains, Wolverhampton.

Albrighton, Bridgnorth

Albrighton is a large village (population 4,157 in the 2001 census),(population increasing to 4,326 in the 2011 census) and civil parish in Shropshire, England.

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Alstom

Alstom is a French multinational company operating worldwide in rail transport markets, active in the fields of passenger transportation, signalling and locomotives, with products including the AGV, TGV, Eurostar, and Pendolino high-speed trains, in addition to suburban, regional and metro trains, and Citadis trams.

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Arriva Trains Wales

Arriva Trains Wales (Trenau Arriva Cymru) (ATW) is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains that operates the Wales & Borders franchise.

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Bilbrook, Staffordshire

Bilbrook is a village in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England.

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Birmingham International railway station

Birmingham International is a railway station located in Solihull in the West Midlands, to the east of the city of Birmingham, England.

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Birmingham New Street railway station

Birmingham New Street is the largest and busiest of the three main railway stations in the Birmingham City Centre, England.

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British Rail Class 153

The British Rail Class 153 ''Super Sprinter'' are single-coach diesel multiple units converted from two-coach Class 155s.

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British Rail Class 158

The British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a diesel multiple-unit (or DMU), built specifically for British Rail between 1989 and 1992 by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works.

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British Rail Class 170

The Class 170 Turbostar is a British diesel multiple-unit (DMU) train built by Bombardier Transportation (and previously Adtranz) at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works.

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British Rail Class 221

The Class 221 Super Voyager is a class of diesel-electric multiple-unit express trains built in Bruges, Belgium, by Bombardier Transportation in 2001/02.

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Coalbrookdale

Coalbrookdale is a village in the Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, England, containing a settlement of great significance in the history of iron ore smelting.

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Codsall

Codsall is a large village in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England.

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Cosford, Shropshire

Cosford is a village in Shropshire, England.

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DB Cargo UK

DB Cargo UK, formerly DB Schenker Rail UK and English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS), is a British rail freight company headquartered in Doncaster, England.

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Euston railway station

Euston railway station (also known as London Euston) is a central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden, managed by Network Rail.

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Fastline

Fastline was created by six railwaymen who undertook a successful management buyout (MBO) of Eastern Track Renewals from British Rail in 1996.

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Holyhead

Holyhead (Caergybi, "Cybi's fort") is a town in Wales and a major Irish Sea port serving Ireland.

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Ironbridge

Ironbridge is a town on the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge, in Shropshire, England.

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Ironbridge power stations

The Ironbridge power stations (also known as the Buildwas power stations) refers to a series of two power stations which have occupied a site on the banks of the River Severn at Buildwas in Shropshire, England.

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Madeley Junction

There are two railway junctions called Madeley Junction on the British Rail Network, one in Shropshire and one in Staffordshire.

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Network Rail

Network Rail is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the rail network in England, Scotland and Wales.

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Oakengates

Oakengates is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, and now forms part of the new town of Telford.

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Oxley TRSMD

Oxley Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot is a railway depot located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, maintained by Alstom to maintain the Virgin Trains British Rail Class 390 ''Pendolino'' stock for the West Coast Main Line.

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Oxley, Wolverhampton

Oxley is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, and a ward of Wolverhampton City Council.

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Railways of Shropshire

The English county of Shropshire has a fairly large railway network, with 19 National Rail stations on various national lines, as well as a small number of heritage and freight lines, including the famous heritage Severn Valley Railway running along its eastern border with Worcestershire.

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Shifnal

Shifnal is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, about east of Telford.

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Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, England.

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Shrewsbury and Atcham

Shrewsbury and Atcham was, between 1974 and 2009, a local government district with borough status in Shropshire, England.

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Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway

The Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway (S&BR) opened on 12 November 1849.

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Shrewsbury railway station

Shrewsbury railway station is in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

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Shropshire

Shropshire (alternatively Salop; abbreviated, in print only, Shrops; demonym Salopian) is a county in the West Midlands of England, bordering Wales to the west, Cheshire to the north, Staffordshire to the east, and Worcestershire and Herefordshire to the south.

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Staffordshire

Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands of England.

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Telford

Telford is a large new town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, about east of Shrewsbury, and north west of Birmingham.

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Telford and Wrekin

Telford and Wrekin is a unitary district with borough status in the West Midlands region of England.

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Telford International Railfreight Park

Telford International Railfreight Park (known as TIRFP) is rail freight depot and construction development site located in Donnington to the north of Telford, on the former route of the Stafford to Shrewsbury Line.

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Virgin Trains

Virgin Trains (legal name West Coast Trains Limited) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Virgin Rail Group that has operated the InterCity West Coast franchise since 9 March 1997.

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Wellington, Shropshire

Wellington is a town in the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England and now forms part of the new town of Telford, with which it has gradually become contiguous.

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West Midlands (region)

The West Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of NUTS for statistical purposes.

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West Midlands Trains

West Midlands Trains (WMT) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom that operates passenger trains on the West Midlands franchise between London and stations in the English Midlands.

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Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.

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Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line, Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton Line, Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury Line, Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line, Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury line.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury_line

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