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Bishop's Castle Jct. - Lydham Heath; Lydham Heath Jct. - Bishop's Castle

Date Closed to Passenger Services

20 Apr 1935

Mileage Closed

9m 74c*

Stations Closed

Stretford Bridge Junction**; Horderley; Plowden; Eaton; Lydham Heath; Bishop's Castle

Services Operated

Craven Arms & Stokesey - Bishop's Castle

Timetable Reference

B Mar 1935 1079

Cobb Atlas Reference

238 43 84 - 34 90 - 237 32 88; SO 43055 84439 - SO 34557 90586 - SO 32489 88654

Present Status

Dismantled

Map

RCH Staffordshire & District 1918

Further Notes

Bishop's Castle Railway

ACD - Sat 20/04/1935 - PNM, DRS & RPSGB - also Minor Standard Gauge Railways LP129 OP p45. 

CPLGB gives Sun 21/04/1935.

The Bishop's Castle Railway Society website states "Operations were suspended on Saturday, April 20th 1935".

**Variously referred to as Stretford Bridge Halt or Stretford Bridge Junction Halt.

*Bishop's Castle Jct. - Lydham Heath 7m 40c; Lydham Heath Jct. - Bishop's Castle 2m 34c.

 

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