Editing Severn Valley Railway (section)

===Eastwards===
No extension eastwards towards Wolverhampton was ever built, although several schemes were proposed. These included:

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| short_title = Bridgnorth, Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Railway Act 1866
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| long_title = An Act for making Railways from Bridgnorth in Shropshire to Wolverhampton and other Districts in Staffordshire; and for other Purposes.
| year = 1866
| citation = [[29 & 30 Vict.]] c. cxxix
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| royal_assent = 28 June 1866
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* An act of Parliament, the '''{{visible anchor|Bridgnorth, Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Railway Act 1866}}''' ([[29 & 30 Vict.]] c. cxxix), for construction of the '''{{visible anchor|Bridgnorth, Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Railway}}''' which received royal assent in June 1866. Money could not be raised and the powers lapsed.{{sfn|Marshall|1989|pp=114–120}} 
* The Wolverhampton and Bridgnorth Light Railway which was to be built under the terms of the [[Light Railways Act 1896]] ([[59 & 60 Vict.]] c. 48). The route, which was planned by civil engineer WB Myers-Beswick, would have run from junctions with the GWR and LNWR at Priestfield to join the SVR south of Bridgnorth with a separate station in Bridgnorth Low Town.{{sfn|Marshall|1989|pp=114–120}} Further details{{where|date=December 2017}} show the line of the proposed railway bordered the lane between Sutton Mill and Sutton Farm, Dog Kennel and land owned by a Henry Cavendish Cavendish{{who|date=December 2017}} and Bridgnorth Rural District Council.
* The [[Great Western Railway (New Railways) Act 1905]] ([[5 Edw. 7]]. c. xcviii) of 11 July 1905 which granted powers for construction of a line from near [[Oxley, Wolverhampton|Oxley]] viaduct via Wombourne to join the Severn Valley Line at two junctions 1 mile and 1½ miles south of Bridgnorth. These powers were again granted in the [[Great Western Railway (Additional Powers) Act 1924]] ([[14 & 15 Geo. 5]]. c. l) but although the [[Wombourne branch line|Wombourne branch]] was completed in 1925, the connection to Bridgnorth was abandoned.{{sfn|Marshall|1989|pp=114–120}} There is thought{{by whom|date=December 2017}} to be some evidence of such a spur from the Severn Valley Line immediately south of Crossing Cottage near Eardington.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}