Much Wenlock and Severn Junction railway
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Much Wenlock and Severn Junction railway was a railway in Shropshire, England. It was built between 1860 and 1862 and formed part of the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway
. For much of its working life it was operated by the Great Western Railway
and subsequently the Western Region of British Railways
.
Wellington to Craven Arms Railway
Wellington to Craven Arms Railway was a railway line that ran from Wellington to Craven Arms in Shropshire, England. It was built by three companies during the period spanning 1857 to 1867. For much of its working life it was operated by the Great Western Railway and subsequently the Western Region...
. For much of its working life it was operated by the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
and subsequently the Western Region of British Railways
Western Region of British Railways
The Western Region was a region of British Railways from 1948. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s and was wound up at the end of 1992...
.