Arley railway station
Arley | |
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Station on Wyre Forest England | |
Coordinates | 52°25′01″N 2°20′53″W / 52.417°N 2.348°W |
Grid reference | SO764799 |
Operated by | Severn Valley Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
Original company | West Midland Railway (Severn Valley Line) |
Pre-grouping | GWR |
Post-grouping | GWR |
Key dates | |
1 February 1862 | Opened [1] |
9 September 1963 | Closed [1] |
18 May 1974 | Opened by SVRPS[1] |
Arley railway station is a station on the Severn Valley Railway heritage line in Worcestershire, situated just over the River Severn from the village of Upper Arley; a footbridge crosses the river to link the station to the village. The station is about 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) north of Victoria Bridge, on which the SVR crosses the River Severn.
History
The station was built along with the line in 1862 and opened on 1 February that year.
Opened by the
Although closed by the BRB on 9 September 1963
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Highley | Severn Valley Railway | Northwood Halt | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Highley Line and station open |
West Midland Railway (Severn Valley Line) Great Western Railway |
Northwood Halt Line and station open |
Preservation
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Arley_Station_1995.jpg/170px-Arley_Station_1995.jpg)
When the line was reopened by SVR preservationists working up from Bridgnorth in 1974, work got underway to restore Arley to its former glory. The main railway building was in relatively good condition and was totally renovated. The platforms were rebuilt and the track re-laid. A fully signalled passing loop enables full length north and southbound trains to stop and pass each other within the station limits.
The old signal box having been demolished, a replacement of LNWR design was bought from BR and brought in from Yorton, near Whitchurch, Shropshire, with the lever frame from the Kidderminster station Signalbox that was originally sited on Kidderminster (mainline) station. The station was re-opened on 18 May 1974.[1]
Arley station has been used as a filming location for several films and TV programmes, such as
Gallery
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Arley railway station
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Ivatt 4 43106 at Arley station.
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GWR 5700 Class 7714 waits at Arley station, bound for Kidderminster
References
Notes
Sources
- OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
Further reading
- Geens, Barrie. The Severn Valley Railway at Arley. ISBN 1-874103-23-2.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Kidderminster to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. pp. 40–46. OCLC 154801530.