Shrewsbury Abbey Station Crane B
Hand operated crane at the site of Shrewsbury Abbey Station.
Shrewsbury Abbey Station was originally built by the Potteries, Shrewsbury & North Wales Railway, opening in 1866. Due to low revenue and poor maintenance the Railway was closed in 1880.
After laying derelict, it was reopened in 1911 as the Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Light Railway - one of Colonel Stephens Railways.
The line was taken over by the War Department in 1941, serving Central Ammunition Depot Nesscliffe that was built alongside the railway. The Ammunition Depot closed in 1959 and the Railway in 1961.
The brick building that can be seen to the right, through the gate, is the original Station Building.
In more recent times, an oil siding - visible to the left - was in use at Shrewsbury Abbey with trains from and back to the Mainline running off a connection on the Severn Valley Branch at Sutton Bridge Junction.
Class 08 diesels were used and trains were normally around six to eight 4-wheel tank wagons.
The oil depot closed on July 5th 1988.
[date - mid 1980s]
Shrewsbury Abbey Station Crane B
Hand operated crane at the site of Shrewsbury Abbey Station.
Shrewsbury Abbey Station was originally built by the Potteries, Shrewsbury & North Wales Railway, opening in 1866. Due to low revenue and poor maintenance the Railway was closed in 1880.
After laying derelict, it was reopened in 1911 as the Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Light Railway - one of Colonel Stephens Railways.
The line was taken over by the War Department in 1941, serving Central Ammunition Depot Nesscliffe that was built alongside the railway. The Ammunition Depot closed in 1959 and the Railway in 1961.
The brick building that can be seen to the right, through the gate, is the original Station Building.
In more recent times, an oil siding - visible to the left - was in use at Shrewsbury Abbey with trains from and back to the Mainline running off a connection on the Severn Valley Branch at Sutton Bridge Junction.
Class 08 diesels were used and trains were normally around six to eight 4-wheel tank wagons.
The oil depot closed on July 5th 1988.
[date - mid 1980s]