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Wrexham & Shropshire
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Franchise(s): Open access operator
Not subject to franchising
28 April 2008 – 28 January 2011
Main route(s): Wrexham - Shrewsbury - Wellington - Tame Bridge - London Marylebone
Other route(s): None
Fleet size: 5 Class 67 Locomotives

16 Mark 3 Carriages

5 Driving Van Trailers
Stations called at: 12 (Also called at Wembley Stadium during events)
National Rail abbreviation: WS
Parent company: Arriva
Web site: www.wrexhamandshropshire.co.uk

Wrexham & Shropshire (WSMR) was the operating name of the Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway Company, a former train operating company in the United Kingdom. The company had a seven-year agreement to operate passenger train services from Wrexham via Shropshire to London on an open-access basis. Wrexham & Shropshire began services on 28 April 2008. The service finished on 28 January 2011.

  • Suzanne Roberts Train service could bring boost Shropshire Star, 8 January 2007



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