22-824: The Telford steam tram at the Telford Steam Railway of the Telford Horsehay Steam Trust, runs on a 2 ft ( 610 mm ) narrow gauge track. This follows a short circular route, part of which runs near to the lake known as Horsehay Pool. The tram and 16-seat coach were built by Alan Keef Ltd for the Telford Development Corporation , first running on Saturday 8 September 1979. The tram and coach originally ran in Telford Town Park alongside Randlay Pool, on about 300 yd (270 m) of
44-551: A cafe are situated at Horsehay & Dawley Station. TSR intends to extend south beyond Horsehay & Dawley station to Doseley Halt , build a new bridge over the A4169 and continue to the Ironbridge Gorge passing through Coalbrookdale and eventually onto the power station site at Buildwas . South of Doseley, half a mile (0.8 km) of trackbed and two missing level crossings separate TSR's current railhead from
66-467: A hired S160 steam locomotive from Churnet Valley Railway , 4 coaches plus a banking locomotive (in this case 08 757), The event was a major success for the TSR, bringing in the much needed funds for the extensions and to upgrade and improve their current site and rolling stock. Prior to The Polar Express of 2017, extensive work was carried out on both Horsehay and Dawley station and Spring Village to extend
88-403: A north–south through line, beneath Bridge Road. 150 yards (140 m) to the west, Spring Village platform is at the end of a short spur off the running line. In between the two station platforms are the sidings and yard used for storing the railway's stock. Beyond Spring Village platform is the former goods transhipment shed, built in 1860, which had originally permitted the transfer of goods from
110-530: A video interview with Regeneration chief Councillor Eric Carter of Telford and Wrekin Council, in which he discussed proposals by Telford Steam Railway to operate to the site of Ironbridge Power Station after its scheduled closure in 2015. In 2016, the Telford Steam Railway started their now flagship event of the year, The Polar Express , which is run throughout December. The train consisted of
132-690: 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 . Its official business name is the Telford Horsehay Steam Trust (THST), and it is a registered charity . Telford Steam Railway operates over a portion of the Wellington and Severn Junction railway (W&SJR). The line to Lightmoor and beyond to Buildwas
154-429: Is dependent upon TSR securing the redundant half of the former double track from Lightmoor to Buildwas and reinstating the missing portion of the bridge over Brick Kiln Bank. This bridge was previously reduced to a single track width when Network Rail replaced the original double track width brick arch with single track width concrete section. In October 2006, with the abolition of Lightmoor Junction , Network Rail took
176-480: The A4169 and Lightmoor Junction . Permission was given in June 2014 by Telford and Wrekin Council for trains to operate south to Doseley once all trackworks and building works have been completed. It was expected for work to commence south from Horsehay & Dawley station to Doseley Halt in the summer of 2015. Although from the road it appears the formation would have to be raised by a prohibitive amount to achieve
198-666: The 20th century, they were used in several towns and cities in the UK. Most were eventually replaced by electric trams. The steam tram at the Telford Steam Railway, is one of the very few working examples, and quite possibly the only narrow gauge one in the UK. It is 4-wheeled and Pontie Steam Plant Ltd of Peterborough built its vertical boiler and 5 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (130 mm) x 10 in (250 mm) cylinder. 52°39′44″N 2°28′59″W / 52.662272°N 2.483051°W / 52.662272; -2.483051 Telford Steam Railway The Telford Steam Railway (TSR)
220-624: The Ironbridge Gorge Trust's Museum of Iron, Coalbrookdale's original station buildings survive as part of the Green Wood Centre 's Woodland Experience site. In August 2008 Telford Steam Railway concluded negotiations with Network Rail for the lease and occupation of Lightmoor Junction Signal Box. Restoration progressed steadily throughout the following years. On 16 July 2010 the Shropshire Star published
242-469: The Telford Steam Railway had also published its website for "Steaming to Ironbridge" outlining the proposed extension plans for the line into the power station site in Ironbridge, which is very well backed by both Telford and Wrekin and the owners of the power station site, Harworth. The site proposals for the site include a railway station using the existing railway line. In 2024, Lightmoor Signal Box
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#1732801846516264-551: The W&;SJR to the Coalbrookdale Company's narrow gauge plateway system. The building now serves as the railway's engine shed. At the north end of the line TSR's Lawley Village station is located south of the site of the original Lawley station. That site is now occupied by a commercial development. TSR's regular passenger timetable consists of a departure from Spring Village north to Lawley Village and then back along
286-514: The hill was the Up Line (towards London ), and the line going up the hill was the Down Line (away from London ), as the direction towards London from Lightmoor Junction was then considered to be routed via the former Severn Valley line. Since the last change the up direction is now completely intuitive. Passenger services between Buildwas and Wellington ended on 23 July 1962, pre-dating
308-545: The line to stop at Horsehay & Dawley. The train then repeats this journey in reverse, for a round trip taking 50 minutes. In addition to the standard gauge running line, the railway also operates a short 2 ft ( 610 mm ) narrow gauge line adjacent to Horsehay Pool. The Phoenix Model Engineering Society operates a 5 in ( 127 mm ) miniature railway on the Spring Village site. A large OO gauge model railway of Stafford railway station and
330-458: The platforms to take the longer 4 coach train along with a new station building being erected on Horsehay and Dawley platform, this will also help with train lengths when the trains run through from Lawley to Ironbridge which are foreseen to consist of a locomotive and 4 coaches. As of the beginning of 2019, the track between Horsehay and Dawley and the level crossing at Doseley was removed prior to relaying at passenger carrying standards. In 2019,
352-546: The publication of the ' Beeching Report ' in March 1963. Freight traffic lasted until 1983 when the line from Lightmoor Junction to Lawley was closed by BR. THST was formed in 1974. An extension through Heath Hill Tunnel to Lawley Village was completed in 2015. The preserved railway operates between two stations (Horsehay & Dawley and Lawley Village) of the former W&SJR , with a third built in preservation, this being Spring Village) Horsehay & Dawley platform sits on
374-534: The statutory headroom below the bridge over the A4169, surveying by THST confirmed that a modest increase in height will provide the necessary clearance without increasing the already steep gradient between Doseley station and Lightmoor Junction. Network Rail have donated a fabricated steel bridge that will be suitable to span the road which arrived at Spring Village in October 2010. The extension south of Lightmoor
396-535: The trackbed of the former Coalport Branch Line , on the Telford Town Tramway which was opened by the Reverend W. Awdry , who named the tram Thomas, on 9 April 1980 but did not last very long there. The tram moved to its present site in 1988 and opened on 27 September 1992 at Horsehay. Steam trams were at one time a fairly familiar sight, as in the last years of the 19th century and the early years of
418-550: The uphill line out of use; the former downhill line becoming a bi-directional extension of the existing single line from Madeley Junction. TSR plans to use the uphill line as its route into the Ironbridge Gorge including extension over Coalbrookdale Viaduct and across the Albert Edward Bridge onto the power station site, at Buildwas, when it closes. TSR intends to reinstate Coalbrookdale station to serve
440-503: Was a station in Horsehay , Shropshire , England. The station was opened in 1859, closed in 1962, then reopened in 1976 as part of the Telford Steam Railway . Originally, the station was on the former Wellington and Severn Junction railway . It consisted of one platform with a signal box at the end of the platform controlling access to the goods yard. It is now the working base of the Telford Steam Railway. This article on
462-520: Was badly damaged by vandals. Also in 2024, work began to rebuild Horsehay & Dawley signal box. Now having in depth restoration/mechanical overhaul after a change in ownership, Hector has been outshopped in a Prussian blue livery with yellow lining. Previously carried the fictional number D2959. References 52°39′49″N 2°28′56″W / 52.6636°N 2.4823°W / 52.6636; -2.4823 Horsehay and Dawley railway station Horsehay and Dawley railway station
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#1732801846516484-601: Was constructed by the Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway . Both of these became a part of the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway . For most of its working life the line was operated by the Great Western Railway and subsequently the Western Region of British Railways . The line directions between Buildwas and Lightmoor were counter-intuitive for a period when the line going down
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