Construction
Construction, between 1846 and 1849, was a joint effort between the Shropshire Union Railways (SUR) and the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway (S&BR). The line was 10 miles (16 km) long.
Read more about this topic: Shrewsbury And Wellington Joint Railway
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