Neil Arlidge wrote: > Indeed the "Main Line" went up from Sneyd Junction to Wyrley > Bank via another 5 locks to a summit of 533 feet. > It always suffered from water supply problems and as > abandoned in 1954.
Not quite. The highest level - the Essington Branch - closed in 1830, having suffered from water supply problems throughout its life. The rest of the route between Great Wyrley and Sneyd junction closed in 1954. David Mack
