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The Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway was a pre-grouping railway company that served part of south Shropshire. Everard Calthrop was appointed Consulting Engineer in 1900, responsible for surveying the route and preparing the construction plans. Construction was authorised by an order under the Light Railways Act 1896 granted on 23 March 1901, and the line opened for passenger traffic on 21 November 1908. The line had a junction with the Wyre Forest line of the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Cleobury Mortimer and was absorbed into the GWR in 1922.

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  • Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway (en)
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  • The Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway was a pre-grouping railway company that served part of south Shropshire. Everard Calthrop was appointed Consulting Engineer in 1900, responsible for surveying the route and preparing the construction plans. Construction was authorised by an order under the Light Railways Act 1896 granted on 23 March 1901, and the line opened for passenger traffic on 21 November 1908. The line had a junction with the Wyre Forest line of the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Cleobury Mortimer and was absorbed into the GWR in 1922. (en)
  • Die Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway war eine britische Eisenbahngesellschaft in Shropshire in West Midlands in England. Die Gesellschaft entstand auf der Grundlage des Light Railways Act am 23. Mai 1901 zum Bau einer 19 Kilometer langen Strecke von nach . Am 19. Juli 1908 konnte die Strecke für den Güter- und am 20. November 1908 für den Personenverkehr eröffnet werden. In Cleobury Mortimer bestand eine Verbindung zur Great-Western-Railway-Strecke von nach Bewdley. (de)
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  • Die Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway war eine britische Eisenbahngesellschaft in Shropshire in West Midlands in England. Die Gesellschaft entstand auf der Grundlage des Light Railways Act am 23. Mai 1901 zum Bau einer 19 Kilometer langen Strecke von nach . Am 19. Juli 1908 konnte die Strecke für den Güter- und am 20. November 1908 für den Personenverkehr eröffnet werden. In Cleobury Mortimer bestand eine Verbindung zur Great-Western-Railway-Strecke von nach Bewdley. Am 1. Januar 1922 wurde die Gesellschaft von der GWR übernommen. Am 26. September 1938 wurde der Personenverkehr eingestellt. Mit Wirkung zum 1. Mai 1957 übernahm die Royal Navy die Strecke, da sich in Ditton Priors eine Waffenlager befand. Als dieses stillgelegt wurde, stellte man auch den Betrieb der Bahn zum 16. April 1965 ein. Die Gesellschaft besaß zwei dreiachsige Tenderlokomotiven, die bei der GWR später die Nummern 28 und 29 erhielten. (de)
  • The Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway was a pre-grouping railway company that served part of south Shropshire. Everard Calthrop was appointed Consulting Engineer in 1900, responsible for surveying the route and preparing the construction plans. Construction was authorised by an order under the Light Railways Act 1896 granted on 23 March 1901, and the line opened for passenger traffic on 21 November 1908. The line had a junction with the Wyre Forest line of the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Cleobury Mortimer and was absorbed into the GWR in 1922. The line closed for passenger services on 26 September 1938. The line was then used by the Royal Navy which had a Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD) at the end of line at RNAD Ditton Priors until the railway finally closed in 1960. (en)
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