Oldwoods Halt railway station
Disused railway station in Shropshire, England
52°46′39″N 2°48′34″W / 52.7776°N 2.8094°W / 52.7776; -2.8094
Oldwoods Halt was a minor station located north of Shrewsbury on the GWR's Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside main line. It was opened in the nineteen thirties as part of the GWR's halt construction programme, aimed at combatting growing competition from bus services. Today the route is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. Nothing now remains of the halt although the area of the adjacent goods siding/s can still be seen on the west side of the line.
Historical Services
Express trains did not call at Oldwoods Halt, only local services.
According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G*, and there was a 15 cwt crane.[2]
References
- ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
- ^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission
Neighbouring stations
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Leaton | Great Western Railway Shrewsbury to Chester Line | Baschurch |
External links
- Oldwoods Halt on navigable 1946 O.S. map
- Disused Stations: Oldwoods Halt
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Closed railway stations in Shropshire
- Bishop's Castle
- Eaton
- Horderley
- Lydham Heath
- Plowden
- Stretford Bridge Halt
Light Railway
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- Burwarton Halt
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- Stottesdon Halt
- Llynclys
- Pant
- Hanwood
- Plas-y-Court Halt
- Westbury
- Yockleton
- Donnington
- Hadley
- Newport
- Trench Crossing
- Hadnall
- Madeley
- Market Drayton
- New Hadley Halt
- Norton-in-Hales
- Park Hall Halt
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