Shrewsbury
The grand mock Tudor frontage of Shrewsbury station, seen here in pouring rain at 1 p.m. on Saturday, 11th December 2021, just after the arrival of a RTC steam-hauled railtour from London Paddington behind Stanier Black 5 no. 44871. This station was opened in October 1848 by the Shrewsbury, Oswestry & Chester Junction Railway and enlarged between 1899 and 1903 with the platforms extended over the River Severn. Until 1967, it was served by the Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside service that ran via Birmingham Snow Hill, the withdrawal of which also saw the closure of Birkenhead Woodside station while the route between Birmingham and Priestfield, just short of Wolverhampton, is now served by the West Midlands Metro trams. Shrewsbury still has two through services a day to London, but to Euston not Paddington, and the station has been a Grade II Listed structure by English Heritage since May 1969.
Location: Shrewsbury
Original line: Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: English stations, National and Heritage Lines (excluding London) 1979-2023
Date: 11/12/2021
Image number: 79522
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