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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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A pannier tank heads away from Buildwas Junction with a train for the Coalbrookdale line in August 1962
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Buildwas Junction 1962
Filename:
Buildwas Junction 8.62
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BR Standard tank No 80080 at Tinkers Green Halt in January 1965. Halt opened by the GWR in 1939 to serve a nearby military camp. It closed to passengers on 18th January 1965.
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Tinkers Green Halt 1965
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Tinkers Green No 80080 1.65
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The GWR nameboard at the platform entrance to Park Hall Halt in September 1966. Halt was closed 2 months later.
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Park Hall Halt 1966
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Park Hall Halt nameboard 9.66
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No 5421 approaching Park Hall Halt with an auto working in April 1961
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Park Hall Halt 1961
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Park Hall Halt, No 5421, 4.61
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No 1458 arrives at Park Hall Halt, built to serve the nearby hospital, with a single auto coach train in April 1963. Halt opned in 1926 to serve the nearby Shropshire Orthopedic Hospital
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Park Hall Halt 1963
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Park Hall Halt, No 1458, 4.63
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ex-GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No. 5063 Earl Baldwin with an express service near Gobowen in September 1964
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Castle No. 5063 Earl Baldwin nr Gobowen 1964
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Nr Gobowen No 5063 9.64
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No. 7023 Penrice Castle calls at Gobowen with a northbound express in September 1964
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Gobowen Railway Station & No 7023 1964
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Gobowen stn No 7023 9.64
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No. 7023 Penrice Castle departs Gobowen with a northbound express in September 1964
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Gobowen Railway Station & No 7023 1964
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Gobowen No 7023 9.64
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A pair of BR Standard Class 78xxx 2-6-0s make use of the crossover in front of Gobowen North Signal Box in September 1966
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Gobowen North Signal Box 1966
Filename:
Gobowen N SB 9.66
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No. 5019 Treago Castle stops for water at Gobowen whilst working the 8.30am service to Shrewsbury on 7th September 1962
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Gobowen Railway Station & No 5019 1962
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Gobowen 8.30am …
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Fine study of a Parcels lorry (Reg. No. JXA 621) in BR maroon & cream livery at Gobowen station circa 1962
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Gobowen Railway Station & BR Parcels Lorry c1962
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Gobowen, BR Lorry c1962
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No. 1445 leaves Wooferton Junction with a service from Leominster to Tenbury Wells on 29th July 1961. The Tenbury Wells Branch can be seen curving off to the right in the left background
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Wooferton Junction & No 1445 1961
Filename:
Wooferton No 1445 to Leo 29.7.61
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No. 1445 at Wooferton Junction with an auto train from Leominster on 29th July 1961
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Wooferton Junction Railway Station & No 1445 1961
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Wooferton Jct No 1445 29.7.61
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A general view o Wellington locomotive shed circa 1964, with pannier tank No. 9636 nearest.
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Wellington Locomotive Shed c1964
Filename:
Wellington shed No 9636 c64
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No. 7821 Ditcheat Manor at Shrewsbury MPD in January 1964. This locomotive made it into preservation and is currently based on the West Somerset Railway. Facing is No. 5962 Wantage Hall.
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Shrewsbury Locomotive Shed, Nos 7821 & 5962 1964
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Shrewsbury MPD …
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A general view of Shrewsbury shed in April 1962
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Shrewsbury Locomotive Shed 1962
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Shrewsbury MPD 4.62
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Ex-GWR 4-6-0 No. 6935 Browsholme Hall storms past Coleham Signal Box, just south of Shrewsbury station with a freight train in January 1964
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Coleham Signal Box, Shrewsbury 1964
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Shrewsbury Cole…
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Ex-GWR 4-6-0 No. 7809 Childrey Manor waits to leave Oswestry circa 1961
Title:
Oswestry Railway Station c1961
Filename:
Oswestry No 7809 c1961
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Last day of passenger services, 29th July 1961
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Tenbury Wells Railway Station 1961
Filename:
Tenbury Wells (last day) 29.7.61
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No. 1445 on last day of passenger services, 29th July 1961
Title:
Tenbury Wells Railway Station 1961
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Tenbury Wells, No 1445, 29.7.61
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