Oldwoods Halt railway station
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Oldwoods Halt was a minor station located north of Shrewsbury
on the GWR’s
to main line. It was opened in the nineteen thirties as part of the GWR's halt construction programme, aimed at combatting growing competition from bus services. Today the route is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line
. Nothing now remains of the halt although the area of the adjacent goods siding/s can still be seen on the west side of the line.
According to the Official Handbook of Stations
the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G*, and there was a 15 cwt crane.
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
on the GWR’s
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
to main line. It was opened in the nineteen thirties as part of the GWR's halt construction programme, aimed at combatting growing competition from bus services. Today the route is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line
Shrewsbury to Chester Line
The Shrewsbury to Chester Line, also known as the Severn–Dee Line , was built in 1846 as the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway...
. Nothing now remains of the halt although the area of the adjacent goods siding/s can still be seen on the west side of the line.
Historical Services
Express train did not call at Oldwoods Halt, only local services.According to the Official Handbook of Stations
Official Handbook of Stations
The Official Handbook of Stations was a large listing all the passenger and goods stations and private sidings on the railways of Great Britain and Ireland...
the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G*, and there was a 15 cwt crane.