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A DMU heads north towards Whitchurch and Cheshire on the Welsh Marches Line at Battlefield.

The English county of Shropshire has a fairly large railway network, with 19 National Rail stations on various national lines; there are also a small number of heritage and freight lines, including the famous heritage Severn Valley Railway running along its eastern border with Worcestershire.

The majority of the county's public rail services are run by Transport for Wales Rail; the remainder are run by West Midlands Trains (under their West Midlands Railway brand) and Avanti West Coast.

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Rail transport in Shropshire

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The English county of Shropshire has a fairly large railway network, with 19 National Rail stations on various national lines; there are also a small number...

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Welsh Marches line

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(for ferries to Dublin) through services to Manchester Piccadilly Transport for Wales Rail operates all passenger services on the line. Typically, there is...

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Heart of Wales line

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Llinell Calon Cymru) is a railway line running from Craven Arms in Shropshire to Llanelli in southwest Wales. It serves a number of rural centres, including...

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Cambrian Line

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ahead of schedule. The full line reopened on 1 September 2014. Rail transport in Shropshire Heart of Wales Line Map of places on 'Cambrian Line' compiled...

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West Coast Main Line diagram

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Arriva Trains Wales

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abstraction from other operators such as Wrexham & Shropshire. In July 2012, the Department for Transport announced that the Cardiff Valley Lines would be...

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History of rail transport

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The history of rail transport began before the beginning of the common era. It can be divided into several discrete periods defined by the principal means...

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Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway

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The Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Light Railway was a railway running from Shrewsbury, England to Llanymynech, Wales, with a branch to Criggion. It was...

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KeolisAmey Wales

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Operations (Welsh: Gweithrediadau Keolis Amey), trading as Transport for Wales Rail Services (TfW Rail Services) was a Welsh train operating company owned by...

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Wellington to Nantwich Railway

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Snailbeach District Railways

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Railways was a British narrow gauge railway in Shropshire. It was built to carry lead ore from mines in the Stiperstones to Pontesbury where the ore...

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List of rolling stock preserved on the Severn Valley Railway

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operate trains on the Severn Valley Railway (SVR), a heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. There is a variety of preserved steam and...

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1720s in rail transport

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events relating to rail transport that occurred during the 1720s. Opening of the Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway, the first wagonway in Scotland, from the...

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Clee Hill Junction

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Clee Hill Junction was a railway junction in Shropshire, England, where the goods only line from Titterstone Clee Hill joined the Shrewsbury and Hereford...

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Lightmoor Junction

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junction between Ironbridge Power Station at Buildwas and Madeley Junction in Shropshire, England. From Lightmoor Junction, a line ran towards Wellington via...

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Rail transport

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Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company

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The Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company was a Company in England, formed in 1846, which managed several canals and railways. It intended to convert...

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Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway

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Coalport branch line

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line was a standard gauge London and North Western Railway branch line in Shropshire, England, which ran between Hadley Junction near Oakengates on the Stafford...

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Tenbury Railway

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county boundary is in the centre of the river, and whilst Tenbury Wells is in Worcestershire, the railway station was in Shropshire. When the Tenbury line...

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Severn Bridge Junction

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area of railway lines just south east of Shrewsbury railway station, in Shropshire, England. It is controlled by a mechanical interlocked signal box of...

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Shropshire

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Shropshire (/ˈʃrɒpʃər, -ʃɪər/; historically Salop and abbreviated Shrops) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England, on the Welsh border...

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Rednal rail crash

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Rednal rail crash was a rail accident that occurred near Rednal station in Shropshire. On 7 June 1865 a permanent way (groundwork and rails) gang were...

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