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conflicted. It also informed the
Midland of its intention to discontinue the running powers into its Wolverhampton station, from June 1879. In fact the running powers existed by virtue of an Act of Parliament, and the intention to discontinue was unlawful, and was later dropped. The Midland obtained tenders for its station at Wolverhampton, which would have been a relatively modest two-platform station. However relations with the LNWR improved and it was agreed that the Midland would be granted adequate facilities in the LNWR station. The Midland Railway decided that it did not need its own passenger station, but it did build its own goods facilities, and these opened on 4 October 1880.
1062:, a distance of 2 miles 3 furlongs. In 1880 the extension to Cannock was authorised. The southern part of the line was line was available for traffic on 30 April 1881, and throughout for mineral traffic from 1 April 1882. A passenger service started on 1 July 1884, between Aldridge and Brownhills, with an intermediate station at Walsall Wood. There were three passenger trains a day. The Brownhills station was little used as it was inconveniently located, and there was a better station on the Lichfield line. The line was double track and the mineral traffic was heavy.
219:, some distance south of Burton. This was to the Midland Railway's advantage, as with running powers over the SSR it would get access to Walsall and the manufacturing districts west of Birmingham. At the same time the LNWR could connect to the SSR and, with running powers, get access to Derby over the Midland Railway beyond Wichnor Junction. Relations between the Midland Railway and the LNWR were co-operative at the time, and the mutual benefit led the two companies to subscribe share capital to the SSR; private subscribers were also involved.
979:), and it started to divert traffic that way. The W&WR was naturally displeased by this and sought a court order requiring compliance. They eventually had the requirement confirmed at arbitration, but this soured the co-operative spirit between the companies. The LNWR decided that, rather than fight the W&WR continually, absorption of the smaller company was the best way forward, and on 1 July 1875 Parliamentary authorisation for this was obtained. It took effect on 19 July 1875, from which date the W&WR ceased to exist.
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station. The line would have had to make a huge sweep to the south as it approached
Walsall to achieve this. A connection with the Stour Valley line was reinstated in a second Act, dated 23 July, 1866, specifying that a connection was to be made at Crane Street Junction, east of the Wolverhampton station. In the 1867 session of Parliament, the route at Walsall was altered to make a northern entry, at Ryecroft Junction, and this was authorised by Act of 12 August 1867.
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brought into use in August 1880. The
Midland Railway also required its own engine shed and depot at Walsall, and the opportunity was taken to build that at the southern end of the goods station site, on the east side of the line from Walsall station to Bescot. It came into use in September 1880. The goods depot was redeveloped as a goods concentration depot in 1962, but the decline in wagonload freight meant that its use did not endure.
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W&WR route – controlled by the LNWR, although it had the protection that statutory running powers offered. At the same time the LNWR felt that the line was not a necessity to its own operation, and it agreed to transfer ownership of the W&WR to the
Midland Railway. This took effect on 1 August 1876, ratified by Act of 11 August 1876.
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and non-ferrous metal production were dominant, but many other industries were supported, including leather and glass, pottery, and for a time calico printing, although this last was not successful locally in the long term. There were extensive coal deposits near the surface, with iron ore and beds of fire clay.
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Lichfield Rd Jn and North Walsall had never had an ordinary passenger service. It usefulness as a goods train route was nullified by the severing of the W&WR line near Bentley for the construction of the M6 motorway on 28 September 1964. Through trains on the line had been
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Staffordshire Railway too was becoming dominated by the LNWR. Originally the Midland Railway had seen this line as a useful access route to Walsall, but it appeared likely that difficulties lay ahead. The Midland Railway considered a more easterly connection to its network, on its main line
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Although the
Midland Railway got its desired access to Wolverhampton, the LNWR developed a network of lines that dominated the area, and the Midland never established itself, although it did open its own goods station at Wolverhampton. The W&WR section closed completely in 1965 and the WW&MJR
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During the planning phase, the W&WR had secured a commitment from the LNWR to use the W&WR for all relevant goods traffic between the towns. However once the line was in operation, the LNWR realised that it was to its advantage to forward such traffic over its own line (via the old GJR route
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and the area to the west and north had been active in industry since well before the beginning of the nineteenth century. This was due to many factors, including the availability of raw materials, transport facilities on rivers and, later, canals, and relative freedom of employment. Iron production,
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Urban tram services severely affected passenger business on the lines west of
Walsall, and over time the train frequency was reduced accordingly. Combined with the impact of the more convenient ex-LNWR route, this made the passenger business unsustainable and the line passenger service from Walsall
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The following year a further Act was obtained, authorising the formation of a triangular junction at Castle
Bromwich, from Park Lane Junction to Water Orton Junction, leading towards Burton on the Midland Railway main line. The following year yet another Act (of 18 July 1874) authorised the vesting
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inspection for passenger operation at first; goods traffic only, not needing the approval, started on 1 March 1850, and on 1 May 1850 the line southwards to Dudley from the
Walsall to Bescot line was passed, and opened. This opening included an east-to-south spur enabling direct running from Bescot
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On the Midland taking over the Wolverhampton line in 1879, the total passenger train service frequency increased considerably, with many trains running through to Birmingham via Walsall (reverse) and Sutton Park, and in a limited number of cases to Derby. From 1 January 1909 Midland Railway trains
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The Midland Railway considered Wolverhampton to be an important commercial centre, and wanted to construct ample terminal facilities there. It planned to open its own passenger station alongside the GWR station, but the LNWR announced its intention to enlarge its own facilities there in a way that
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The projected route of the Walsall and Wolverhampton Railway was arranged to enter Walsall from the north, joining the South Staffordshire Railway at Ryecroft Junction. The incorporation of the W&WR by Act of Parliament took place on 29 June 1865, but there were later several changes of plan,
1004:, joining the Midland Railway. The line was sponsored by the Midland Railway and extensive running powers were granted. A west to north curve was also authorised from North Walsall, which would have enabled direct running from Wolverhampton towards Wichnor over the SSR, but this was never built.
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The Sutton Park line was downgraded to a freight-only route from 7 January 1968; on the same date the spur from Park Lane Junction to Water Orton Junction was singled. The spur from Park Lane Junction to Castle Bromwich Junction was singled on 3 August 1969. Meanwhile, the section from Ryecroft
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Midland Railway accommodation at Walsall too was inadequate, and in 1876 the LNWR indicated that the Midland Railway needed to arrange its own independent goods depot there. With supportive co-operation from the town council, a site was found to the east of the (LNWR) passenger station, and was
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With the opening of the Stour Valley Line in 1852, its station at Wolverhampton became the general station there for the LNWR group. From 1885 to 1972 it was called Wolverhampton High Level station, but since then it is the only Wolverhampton station and is simply named "Wolverhampton".
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Diesel multiple units took over the passenger service on the Sutton Park line from 17 November 1958. Nevertheless as part of a national review of unremunerative passenger services, it was decided that the passenger service was not to continue, and it was withdrawn from 18 January 1965.
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In early 1917 sections of the two routes, Sutton Park to Aldridge on 7 January and North Walsall to Willenhall from 4 February, were converted to single track, the released materials being taken to France. Double track was restored on 20 March and 8 May 1921 respectively.
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The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OW&WR) was constructing its line from south to north; in 1852 it had reached Dudley, and in 1854 it reached Wolverhampton, where it had its own station. The OW&WR station was later (1856 – 1972) called
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was to be built in Birmingham. The BW&SVR was substantially completed in 1852 and immediately leased in perpetuity to the LNWR. It gave Wolverhampton a proper station, served directly from Birmingham. The Birmingham station was completed later, in 1854.
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passenger trains, some of which omitted some stations on the line. "Four freight trains each way daily use the North Walsall and Aldridge direct line . Fourteen trains each way run daily, most of these being to or from Birmingham."
133:, both of them important industrial towns. Neither place was given a convenient station. There was a Walsall station, well over a mile from the centre of the town, and there was a Wolverhampton station, a mile from the town centre.
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continued in use until 12 May 1980. While this continued, Ryecroft Junction could claim to be Britain's last four-route junction. The Sutton Park line was restored to passenger operation for through trains on 2 December 1984.
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1029:, immediately south-west of Heath Town Junction, where the short branch joined the WW&MJR line. This was ready by the early summer of 1883. It became known as Wolverhampton Canal Depot, but after
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1000:. In the 1872 session of Parliament the Wolverhampton, Walsall & Midland Junction Railway Act was passed on 6 August 1872. This authorised a line from Ryecroft Junction and North Walsall to
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to Wolverhampton was discontinued on 5 January 1931. At the same time the section east of Walsall, running through the "leafy eastern outskirts of Birmingham" remained relatively buoyant.
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ended since 10 August. Accordingly the Lichfield Road Junction to North Walsall line was closed from 1 January 1965, although it remained in suspense until formally closed on 1 May 1967.
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miles long was planned; at Wolverhampton there were to be connections both to the BW&SVR station at Wolverhampton, and to the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway station.
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Sutton Coldfield; opened 1 July 1879 renamed Sutton Coldfield Town 1 May 1882; rename Sutton Coldfield 1 April 1904; renamed Sutton Coldfield Town 2 June 1924; closed 1 January 1925;
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Britain's First Trunk Line: the Grand Junction Railway
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Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation Guide
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Bradshaw's General Steam Navigation and Railway Guide
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The Railways of Great Britain -- A Historical Atlas
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Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain
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Connecting Walsall: the South Staffordshire Railway
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Wolverhampton, Walsall and Midland Junction Railway
1934:Closed railway lines in the West Midlands (region)
1887:, Ian Allan Publishing Limited, Shepperton, 2003,
161:Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway
155:The Stour Valley Line and the Grand Junction route
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1351:978-0-85361-700-6
1318:978-1-908174-45-1
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1530:
1527:
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1518:
1512:
1505:
1499:
1496:
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1489:Steele, page 192
1487:
1481:
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1463:
1460:
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1422:Steele, page 199
1420:
1414:
1399:
1393:
1380:Donald J Grant,
1378:
1372:
1369:
1363:
1360:
1354:
1343:
1334:
1329:Norman Webster,
1327:
1321:
1306:
1300:
1285:
1268:
1265:
1216:Sutton Park line
942:
941:
937:
934:
879:
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869:
844:
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837:
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815:
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771:
762:
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746:
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696:Sutton Park line
692:
683:
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631:
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566:
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406:
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348:
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336:
310:
303:
296:
287:
21:
1979:
1978:
1974:
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1972:
1970:
1969:
1968:
1964:Midland Railway
1914:
1913:
1912:
1911:
1902:
1898:
1882:
1878:
1873:
1869:
1864:
1860:
1855:
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1667:Grant, page 623
1666:
1657:
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1579:Grant, page 622
1578:
1569:
1564:
1551:
1546:
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1537:
1533:
1528:
1524:
1519:
1515:
1507:E T MacDermot,
1506:
1502:
1497:
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1488:
1484:
1479:
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1466:
1461:
1457:
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1266:
1262:
1257:
1218:
1163:
1158:
1125:
1105:
1080:
1068:
1048:
1039:
1019:
1014:
1002:Castle Bromwich
993:
968:
939:
935:
932:
930:
927:
898:
871:
856:
845:
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809:
794:
763:
756:
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748:
747:
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684:
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611:
589:
567:
552:
541:
534:
527:
512:
503:
496:
489:
467:
460:
445:
434:
427:
407:
400:
378:
371:
349:
330:
321:
320:
319:Walsall Railway
318:
314:
285:
252:
201:
107:
91:
40:Midland Railway
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1977:
1975:
1967:
1966:
1961:
1956:
1951:
1946:
1941:
1936:
1931:
1926:
1916:
1915:
1910:
1909:
1896:
1883:Col M H Cobb,
1876:
1874:Yate, page 105
1867:
1858:
1856:Yate, page 172
1844:
1835:
1826:
1814:
1812:Yate, page 145
1805:
1793:
1774:
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1733:Yate, page 136
1726:
1714:
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1455:
1446:
1437:
1424:
1415:
1394:
1373:
1364:
1355:
1335:
1322:
1310:Walsall Routes
1308:Vic Mitchell,
1301:
1279:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1270:
1269:
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1176:
1173:
1167:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1124:
1121:
1104:
1101:
1079:
1078:Train services
1076:
1067:
1064:
1047:
1044:
1038:
1035:
1018:
1015:
1013:
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964:
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865:
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848:
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839:
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828:
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583:
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447:
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439:
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428:
421:
419:
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394:
392:
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381:
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372:
365:
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343:
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315:
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298:
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284:
281:
251:
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243:Board of Trade
200:
197:
106:
105:First railways
103:
90:
87:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1976:
1965:
1962:
1960:
1957:
1955:
1952:
1950:
1947:
1945:
1942:
1940:
1937:
1935:
1932:
1930:
1927:
1925:
1922:
1921:
1919:
1906:
1900:
1897:
1894:
1893:0-7110-3003-0
1890:
1886:
1880:
1877:
1871:
1868:
1865:Yate, page 67
1862:
1859:
1853:
1851:
1849:
1845:
1842:Yate, page 99
1839:
1836:
1833:Yate, page 96
1830:
1827:
1824:Yate, page 91
1821:
1819:
1815:
1809:
1806:
1802:
1797:
1794:
1791:
1787:
1783:
1778:
1775:
1772:Yate, page 87
1769:
1766:
1763:Yate, page 79
1760:
1757:
1751:
1748:
1742:
1740:
1736:
1730:
1727:
1721:
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1715:
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1706:
1703:Yate, page 34
1700:
1697:
1691:
1688:
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1679:
1673:
1670:
1664:
1662:
1660:
1656:
1652:
1646:
1644:
1642:
1638:
1634:
1633:0-946537-01-1
1630:
1626:
1620:
1618:
1616:
1612:
1606:
1604:
1600:
1594:
1591:
1585:
1582:
1576:
1574:
1572:
1568:
1562:
1560:
1558:
1556:
1554:
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1526:
1523:
1517:
1514:
1510:
1504:
1501:
1495:
1492:
1486:
1483:
1480:Yate, page 26
1477:
1474:
1471:Yate, page 23
1468:
1465:
1462:Yate, page 19
1459:
1456:
1453:Yate, page 17
1450:
1447:
1444:Yate, page 10
1441:
1438:
1434:
1428:
1425:
1419:
1416:
1412:
1411:0-7153-6093-0
1408:
1404:
1398:
1395:
1391:
1387:
1383:
1377:
1374:
1368:
1365:
1359:
1356:
1352:
1348:
1342:
1340:
1336:
1332:
1326:
1323:
1319:
1315:
1311:
1305:
1302:
1298:
1294:
1290:
1284:
1281:
1274:
1264:
1261:
1254:
1247:
1246:
1245:Water Orton;
1244:
1241:
1238:
1235:
1232:
1229:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1219:
1215:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1198:
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1165:
1164:
1160:
1156:Location list
1155:
1153:
1150:
1144:
1140:
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1132:
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1120:
1118:
1114:
1110:
1102:
1100:
1096:
1092:
1088:
1084:
1077:
1075:
1073:
1065:
1063:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1052:Cannock Chase
1045:
1043:
1036:
1034:
1032:
1028:
1023:
1016:
1011:
1009:
1005:
1003:
999:
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988:
984:
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978:
972:
965:
963:
961:
957:
952:
948:
944:
924:
914:
912:
910:
908:
906:
904:
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901:
892:
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887:
884:
881:
880:
873:
864:
862:
859:
855:
854:
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831:
829:
826:
823:
818:
802:
800:
797:
788:
784:
780:
779:
776:
773:
772:
765:
738:
736:
733:
728:
719:
717:
714:
705:
701:
700:
697:
694:
693:
686:
670:
668:
665:
662:
661:North Walsall
657:
648:
646:
643:
640:
635:
626:
624:
621:
618:
613:
604:
602:
599:
596:
591:
582:
580:
577:
574:
569:
560:
558:
555:
551:
550:
543:
520:
518:
515:
511:
505:
482:
480:
477:
474:
469:
453:
451:
448:
444:
443:
436:
420:
418:
415:
409:
393:
391:
388:
385:
380:
364:
362:
359:
356:
355:Wolverhampton
351:
342:
340:
337:
334:
333:
329:
325:
324:
311:
306:
304:
299:
297:
292:
289:
288:
282:
280:
276:
274:
270:
264:
256:
249:
247:
244:
239:
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233:
229:
225:
220:
218:
214:
210:
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198:
196:
194:
193:Lawley Street
190:
186:
182:
177:
174:
170:
166:
162:
153:
149:
147:
143:
139:
134:
132:
131:Wolverhampton
128:
124:
120:
116:
112:
104:
102:
98:
95:
88:
86:
82:
80:
76:
72:
67:
65:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
44:Wolverhampton
41:
37:
30:
19:
1904:
1899:
1884:
1879:
1870:
1861:
1838:
1829:
1808:
1800:
1796:
1781:
1777:
1768:
1759:
1750:
1729:
1708:
1699:
1690:
1681:
1672:
1650:
1624:
1593:
1584:
1547:Yate, page 7
1543:
1538:Yate, page 6
1534:
1525:
1516:
1508:
1503:
1494:
1485:
1476:
1467:
1458:
1449:
1440:
1432:
1427:
1418:
1402:
1397:
1381:
1376:
1367:
1358:
1330:
1325:
1309:
1304:
1288:
1283:
1263:
1239:
1205:
1196:
1169:
1147:Junction to
1145:
1141:
1137:
1133:
1129:
1126:
1106:
1097:
1093:
1089:
1085:
1081:
1069:
1060:Walsall Wood
1049:
1040:
1024:
1020:
1006:
994:
985:
981:
973:
969:
953:
949:
945:
928:
851:
547:
440:
277:
265:
261:
240:
221:
202:
178:
158:
136:In 1846 the
135:
108:
99:
92:
83:
78:
70:
68:
59:
35:
33:
1903:M E Quick,
1287:G C Allen,
1031:World War I
998:Water Orton
960:Wednesfield
617:Short Heath
573:Wednesfield
75:Water Orton
1918:Categories
1275:References
977:Wednesbury
956:Willenhall
891:Birmingham
883:Chase Line
775:Chase Line
473:Heath Town
189:Gloucester
119:Manchester
115:Warrington
94:Birmingham
58:, and the
48:Brownhills
213:Lichfield
123:Liverpool
1353:, page 9
1123:Closures
1056:Aldridge
925:Planning
783:Stafford
704:Aldridge
232:Vauxhall
169:Bushbury
144:and the
1392:page 49
975:or via
938:⁄
822:Walsall
787:Rugeley
639:Bentley
217:Wichnor
127:Walsall
56:Walsall
1891:
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1349:
1316:
1295:
785:&
328:Legend
271:. The
224:Bescot
209:Dudley
165:Tipton
1255:Notes
897:
877:
793:
769:
710:
690:
236:Derby
228:Aston
185:Derby
1889:ISBN
1786:ISBN
1629:ISBN
1407:ISBN
1386:ISBN
1347:ISBN
1314:ISBN
1293:ISBN
230:and
203:The
183:and
129:and
121:and
34:The
996:at
889:to
781:to
702:to
1920::
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