Buildwas Junction railway station
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Buildwas railway station was an important bustling junction station after the opening of the Severn Valley line in the mid-19th century. The station had platforms at two different levels and, at its peak, had a total of eleven staff, including the station master. Up to 1923 the area was controlled by two signal box
es, the Station signal box controlling the station area and the Junction signal box controlling the junction between the Severn Valley line and the double track
line across the Albert Edward Bridge
towards Lightmoor Junction
. These were replaced with a single signal box approximately midway between its predecessors in 1923. This box was subsequently enlarged to accommodate a frame containing 113 levers on 9 December 1931. The track layout was altered several time during its existence including the additional CEGB
sidings opened in 1932. Although thought by some people to have been closed as part of the Beeching axe
in 1963 its planned closure pre-dated his report. The station was demolished to make way for Ironbridge B Power Station
. Coal
is now offloaded from Deutsche Bahn
locomotive hauled trains for the power station
on the site of this station.
The Telford Steam Railway
has aspirations to operate to this site when the expected closure of the power station takes place around 2015 by its present operator E.ON
, running over the Albert Edward Bridge to a new terminus on or close to the site of Buildwas station.
Signal box
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
es, the Station signal box controlling the station area and the Junction signal box controlling the junction between the Severn Valley line and the double track
Double track
A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...
line across the Albert Edward Bridge
Albert Edward Bridge
The Albert Edward Bridge is a railway bridge spanning the River Severn at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, England.-History:Opened on 1 November 1864, its design is almost identical to Victoria Bridge which carries the Severn Valley Railway over the Severn between Arley and Bewdley in Worcestershire...
towards Lightmoor Junction
Lightmoor junction
Lightmoor Junction was a railway junction situated between Ironbridge Power Station at Buildwas and Madeley Junction in Shropshire, England.It was from Lightmoor Junction that a line once ran towards Wellington via Doseley and Horsehay...
. These were replaced with a single signal box approximately midway between its predecessors in 1923. This box was subsequently enlarged to accommodate a frame containing 113 levers on 9 December 1931. The track layout was altered several time during its existence including the additional CEGB
CEGB
The Central Electricity Generating Board was the cornerstone of the British electricity industry for almost 40 years; from 1957, to privatisation in the 1990s....
sidings opened in 1932. Although thought by some people to have been closed as part of the Beeching axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
in 1963 its planned closure pre-dated his report. The station was demolished to make way for Ironbridge B Power Station
Ironbridge Power Station
The Ironbridge power stations refers to a series of two coal-fired power stations which have occupied a site on the banks of the River Severn at Buildwas in Shropshire, England. The current Ironbridge B power station is operated by E.ON UK...
. Coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
is now offloaded from Deutsche Bahn
DB Schenker Rail (UK)
DB Schenker Rail , before 2009 known as English, Welsh and Scottish Railway is a British rail freight company. EWS was established by a consortium led by Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation in 1996 by acquisition of five of the six freight companies created by the privatisation of British...
locomotive hauled trains for the power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
on the site of this station.
The Telford Steam Railway
Telford Steam Railway
The Telford Steam Railway is a heritage railway located at Horsehay, Telford in Shropshire, England, formed in 1976.The railway is operated by volunteers on Sundays and Bank Holidays from Easter to the end of September, and at Christmas...
has aspirations to operate to this site when the expected closure of the power station takes place around 2015 by its present operator E.ON
E.ON
E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity....
, running over the Albert Edward Bridge to a new terminus on or close to the site of Buildwas station.