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Shropshire Railways in Colour

Historic colour images, mostly from 35mm colour transparencies, of railway stations, signal boxes, goods yards, engine sheds, tunnels, bridges and viaducts in the County of Shropshire, in the British Railways period from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s.

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Whitchurch stn 1969
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Railcar at Tenbury on 15th July 1961
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Tenbury Wells Railway Station & Railcar 1961
Filename:
Tenbury Wells & railcar 15.7.61
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BR Standard Class 2-6-0 No 46522 wearing green livery at Oswestry in October 1962
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Oswestry Railway Station 1962
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Oswestry No 46522, 10.62
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No 7800 Torquay Manor at Oswestry in October 1962
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Oswestry Railway Station 1962
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Oswestry No 7800 10.62
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No 1432 at Oswestry in October 1962
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Oswestry Railway Station 1962
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Oswestry No 1432 10.62
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An unidentified pannier tank with GWR lettering showing through its worn paint 15 years after Nationalisation in April 1963. The location is believed to be Oswestry shed yard.
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Oswestry Shed Yard 1963
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Oswestry, PT GWR, 4.63
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No 9629 shunting at Oswestry in October 1962
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Oswestry Railway Station 1962
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Oswestry, No 9629, 10.62
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No 1438 and auto in the bay at Oswestry in October 1963
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Oswestry Railway Station 1963
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Oswestry, No 1438, 10.63
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Whittington (Low Level) station in April 1967. Looking north towards Wrexham, with the Cambrian line crossing over in the background
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Whittington (Low Level) Railway Station 1967
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Whittington LL station 4.67
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Whittington (Low Level) Signal Box and crossing in April 1967
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Whittington (Low Level) Signal Box 1967
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Whittington LL SB 4.67
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No 1445 at Ludlow on 15th July 1961 with the 8.22am service to Tenbury Wells
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Ludlow Railway Station 1961
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Ludlow No 1445 8.22 TenW 15.7.61
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Clee Hill Incline c1962
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Clee Hill Incline c1962
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Clee Hill Incline c1962
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Neen Sollars on 15th July 1961
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Neen Sollars Railway Station 1961
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Neen Sollars station 15.7.61
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Much Wenlock station, which by this date was the terminus of the former branch from Buildwas to Craven Arms, in August 1962.
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Much Wenlock Railway Station 1962
Filename:
Much Wenlock station 8.62
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A WR Railcar at Hampton Loade in 1962
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Hampton Loade Station & Railcar 1962
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Hampton Loade & railcar 1962
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WR Railcar at Cleobury Mortimer on 15th July 1961
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Cleobury Mortimer Station & Railcar 1961
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Cleobury Mortim…
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A busy scene with trains crossing at Bridgnorth in August 1962.
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Bridgnorth Railway Station 1962
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Bridgnorth station 8.62
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The disused station at Bridgnorth on 3rd January 1965
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Bridgnorth Railway Station 1965
Filename:
Bridgnorth station 3.1.65
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The nameboard at Woofferton station on 29th July 1961, the last day of passenger services over the branch to Tenbury Wells.
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Woofferton Station Nameboard 1961
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Woofferton nameboard 29.7.61
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A pannier tank waits with a 2 coach train at Buildwas station in August 1962
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Buildwas Junction Station 1962
Filename:
Buildwas station & PT 8.62
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