Severn Bridge Junction is the area of railway lines just south east of Shrewsbury railway station, in Shropshire, England. It is controlled by a mechanical interlocked signal box of the same name, whi
Severn Bridge Junction as viewed from Shrewsbury Castle
A 1912 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (right) railways in the vicinity of Shrewsbury. Severn Bridge Junction is indicated as S.&H. & S.&W.'TON JN
The signal box as viewed from Shrewsbury station. Shrewsbury Abbey is in the background.
The English county of Shropshire has a fairly large railway network, with 19 National Rail stations on various national lines; there are also a small number of heritage and freight lines, including th
Severn Bridge Junction
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A DMU heads north towards Whitchurch and Cheshire on the Welsh Marches Line at Battlefield.
A steam charter train heads through Church Stretton on the Welsh Marches Line, passing a regular DMU service.
The Shropshire-Worcestershire Severn Valley Railway, at Bridgnorth.