 On 1 July 1854 the last section of the OW&WR was opened to passengers, between Tipton and Cannock Road Junction; this followed the opening to goods which had taken place in April 1854.The Low Level station at Wolverhampton was unfinished, and for a time some OW&WR passenger trains continued to use the LNWR Stour Valley line.On 14 November 1854 the Great Western Railway opened its line between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton Low Level.