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Nicholas Harding (Signed Edition)

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  •  Publication Date    2025
    Format & Edition    Paperback
    Pagination    68 Pages, 60 Illustrations
    Condition    New


The Bishop’s Castle Railways That Never Were by Nicholas Harding.

The book looks at railway proposals that never made it further than a set of plans or a basic idea; none ever saw a spade used or turf turned over. Some cost the promoters a fortune. Some lost everything. The unscrupulous few made a fortune.

A few of these schemes may be familiar, but others will not. This book collects all of them together for the first time. Nick has been a member of the Bishop’s Castle Railway Society for many years and is also a member of South West Shropshire Historical and Archaeological Society (SWSHAS) for whom he has researched and written several important articles.


Main Line: Lydham to Montgomery
Branch Line to Minsterley
Independent Lines at Craven Arms and Montgomery
Wenlock Extension
Junctions at Lydham Heath and Stretford Bridge
Shrewsbury & Welshpool Railway Branch Line to Bishop’s Castle
Bishop’s Castle Branch of the Shrewsbury & Potteries Junction Railway
Presteign, Clun and Bishop’s Castle Railway
The Bishop’s Castle to Broome Railway