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The Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway - the viaduct over the River Severn at Shrewsbury c.1850 (detail from an oil painting in the collection of Shrewsbury Museums Service)

The Shrewsbury Railway Heritage Trust was established as a charity in July 2003 to:

raise public awareness of the railway heritage of Shrewsbury and its region;

advance the education of the public about the railway heritage of Shrewsbury and its region through lectures, publications and other means;

collect, document, conserve and interpret material evidence of the railway heritage of Shrewsbury and its region for the public benefit;

establish and maintain a museum for the care, display and interpretation of material evidence of the railway heritage of Shrewsbury and its region for the public benefit;

support the preservation and interpretation of historic buildings and other structures associated with the railway heritage of Shrewsbury and its region for the public benefit.

Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire and an important regional centre. Shrewsbury's first railway line (Shrewsbury to Chester) was opened in October 1848. Shrewsbury Railway Station was shared by four railway companies and is one of Britain's finest historic railway stations, built in the gothic style. The railway heritage of Shrewsbury is not only important to Shrewsbury itself but also to the West Midlands, Wales (the border is only about nine miles from Shrewsbury) and the UK as a whole.

This website will be developed to include information about the railway history of Shrewsbury and its region and provide details of lectures, events, projects and other activities of the Trust.

Meetings and Events 2008 (including Shrewsbury Railway Station Exhibition)

As part of the Shrewsbury Station 160th anniversary celebration we are pleased to present two ILLUSTRATED TALKS about Shrewsbury Railway Station:-

Thursday 24th July: ‘Shrewsbury Station through the Ages’ - an illustrated talk by Russell Mulford AND ‘Shrewsbury Station Development Plans’ by David Koring [The County Council Rail Officer] at The Barnabas Centre, Coleham, Shrewsbury at 7.30pm. Tickets £3.00 (concessions £2.00) available from the Exhibition at the Station or at the door.

'Abbey Lines' Newsletter Autumn 2006

'Abbey Lines' Newsletter Spring 2007

'Abbey Lines' Newsletter Autumn 2007

Past meetings and Events

If you would like further details of the Trust and how to join it, please contact:

Shrewsbury Railway Heritage Trust, I5 Havelock Road, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury SY3 7DN. Telephone 01743 235103 or 243283 (Answerphone) e-mail: mansel.williams@shrewsbury.gov.uk

Directors: W. Clarke, D. Giddins, J. Hughes, P. Hughes, M. Kimber, F. Leath (Company Secretary) , J. Lewis (Treasurer), J. Morris, R. Mulford, M. Williams, T Williamson.

Shrewsbury Railway Heritage Trust is a charity set up under The Companies Act 1985 and 1989 as a 'Company Limited by Guarantee and not having A Share Capital' (Company Number 4847614).

The Trust will seek registration with the Charity Commission in due course.

Links

Images and information about Shrewsbury's and Shropshire's railway heritage can be found on the Darwin Country website by clicking on the following link:-

Railways on the Darwin Country website

The Shropshire Railway Society website can be reached by clicking on the following link:-

Shropshire Railway Society

Shrewsbury Railway Heritage Trust