Oldbury Railway
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| ⚫ | The '''Dudley and Oldbury Junction Railway''' was incorporated on 21 July 1873 by the |
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| short_title = Dudley and Oldbury Junction Railway Act 1873 |
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| year = 1873 |
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| citation = [[36 & 37 Vict.]] c. cliv |
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| short_title = Oldbury Railway Act 1881 |
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| long_title = An Act to change the name of the Dudley and Oldbury Junction Railway Company; to confer further powers on that Company and on the Great Western Railway Company; and for other purposes. |
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| year = 1881 |
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| citation = [[44 & 45 Vict.]] c. clxxx |
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| royal_assent = 11 August 1881 |
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| ⚫ | The '''Dudley and Oldbury Junction Railway''' was incorporated on 21 July 1873 by the '''{{visible anchor|Dudley and Oldbury Junction Railway Act 1873}}''' ([[36 & 37 Vict.]] c. cliv) for a line from Langley Green, Dudley to Halesowen; there were also to be two branches. The company entered into a working agreement with the [[Great Western Railway]] (GWR) in 1876, and on 11 August 1881 the name was altered by the '''{{visible anchor|Oldbury Railway Act 1881}}''' ([[44 & 45 Vict.]] c. clxxx) to the Oldbury Railway.{{cite book |last=Awdry |first=Christopher |authorlink=Christopher Awdry |title=Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies |year=1990 |publisher=Guild Publishing |location=London |id=CN 8983 |page=25 }} The line was opened for goods in 1884, and to passengers the following year; services were operated by the GWR under the working agreement of 1876. The Oldbury Railway was fully absorbed by the GWR following the [[Great Western Railway (No. 1) Act 1894]] ([[57 & 58 Vict.]] c. cxliii) of 31 July 1894.{{harvnb|Awdry|1990|p=38}} |
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The line was built in 1885 by the Great Western Railway and was built on a short stub of line near the present day, Halesowen Street. There was also a goods yard on an embankment via a bridge on Seven Stars Road, a short distance north of the station. |
The line was built in 1885 by the Great Western Railway and was built on a short stub of line near the present day, Halesowen Street. There was also a goods yard on an embankment via a bridge on Seven Stars Road, a short distance north of the station. |
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