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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, and the line opened in 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. After 30 years of passengers services, the line closed just before the start of World War II. 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. The railway finally closed in 1960. ==Route== Cleobury Mortimer - Cleobury Town - Stottesdon - Burwarton - Ditton Priors. An extension was proposed, running east from Stottesdon to Billingsley. Three possible extensions were proposed from Ditton Priors: east to Bridgnorth; north east to Coalport; north to Presthope (near Much Wenlock). None of the extensions was actually built.〔Price, M.R.C., ''The Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway'', Oakwood Press 1976〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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