In From Woofferton to Bewdley – The Tenbury Wells and Wyre Forest Line author, John Mair explores the Tenbury Wells and Wyre Forest Line in Worcestershire. Completed in 1864, the line, which ran between Woofferton and Bewdley, consisted of two conjoined railways, the Tenbury Railway and the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway, which met a short distance to the east of Tenbury (later Tenbury Wells) Station. As well as ‘improving’ the district, the combined railways were seen as a corridor for passengers and goods to move between the Welsh Marches and the West Midlands. When a connecting line between Bewdley and Kidderminster opened in 1878, access to the Black Country was further improved.
The book is made up of three chapters: a lengthy one covering the history, which is followed by another dealing with the operation of the line, and finally a description of the route as it was at the beginning of the 1950s. There is also an epilogue reflecting on the line’s success (which unfortunately was not as good as hoped), an appendix and an index.
45 black & white photographs, plus various maps, track diagrams and timetables. 128 pages.