Wrexham & Shropshire
Wrexham & Shropshire (WSMR) was the operating name of the Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway Company, a former train operating company in the United Kingdom.
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| Franchise(s): | Open access operator Not subject to franchising 28 April 2008 – 28 January 2011 |
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| Main route(s): | Wrexham - Shrewsbury - Wellington - Tame Bridge - London Marylebone |
| Other route(s): | None |
| Fleet size: | 5 Class 67 Locomotives 16 Mark 3 Carriages |
| Stations called at: | 12 (Also called at Wembley Stadium during events) |
| National Rail abbreviation: | WS |
| Parent company: | Arriva |
| Web site: | www.wrexhamandshropshire.co.uk |
The company had a seven-year agreement to operate passenger train services from Wrexham via Shropshire to London.[1] Wrexham & Shropshire began services on 28 April 2008.[2] The service finished on 28 January 2011.[3]
Wrexham & Shropshire Media
This is a route map for use on en:Wrexham & Shropshire (Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway), showing the geographic location. The scale is 2.7 cm = 5 miles. Please note that this also exists on Commons under the name en:Image:WSMR trial route map.png. However, this has been kept here to preserve the history.
Driving Van Trailer in Chiltern Railways livery at Shrewsbury
Driving Van Trailer trailing a set of Cargo-D Mark 3s
Wrexham and Shropshire 67012 Marylebone TT1
Freshly refurbished Mark IIIA TSO No. 12127 at London Marylebone on Wednesday 30TH September 2009.
References
- ↑ Office of Rail Regulation (3 September 2007). "ORR announces decision on additional services between London and Wrexham". Press release. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070913145722/http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.8899. Retrieved 3 September 2007.
- ↑ Clinnick, Richard (7 May 2008). "40 years on – Wrexham and Shropshire takes to the rails". Rail. Peterborough. 591: 6–7.
- ↑ "Wrexham-Shropshire-London direct rail link to end". BBC News Online (London). 26 January 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12284468.
Other websites
- Wrexham & Shropshire official website Archived 2011-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- WSMR revised track access application Archived 2011-05-04 at the Wayback Machine on the ORR website
- Suzanne Roberts Train service could bring boost Archived 2007-01-10 at the Wayback Machine Shropshire Star, 8 January 2007
- Direct London train for Wrexham BBC News, 1 February 2006
- New rail link between Shropshire and London BBC Shropshire, 8 December 2006
- Laing Rail Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Renaissance Trains Archived 2011-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
