Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line

The Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line is the railway line from Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury via Wellington; it was originally built by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway. The line is double track throughout, with rarely used relief sidings at Cosford and four tracks through Wellington station.

Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line
Wellington station
Overview
OwnerNetwork Rail
Locale
Termini
Service
Rolling stock
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

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Electrification from Stafford Road Junction to Oxley, is provided solely to enable electric stock to access Alstom's Oxley TRSMD, and is therefore constructed as a "trolley wire" suitable for low speeds only.

Signalling was centred in the panel box at Madeley Junction until 2012, but following the closure of the box there, the West Midlands Signalling Centre at Saltley has taken control of most of the route via its Oxley/Telford Workstation. Previously, Oxley signal box controlled the depot access and sidings until it closed on 27 November 2010 under the West Midlands Resignalling scheme. Towards Shrewsbury, Abbey Foregate signal box takes over for the last few miles beyond Wellington.

The line also had a service to Walsall which ran to Wellington via Wolverhampton, but this service was cutback to Wolverhampton, and then eventually withdrawn altogether.

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