Summary
Newent railway station served the town of Newent in Gloucestershire, England.
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| General information | |
| Location | Newent, Forest of Dean England |
| Coordinates | 51°56′06″N 2°24′29″W / 51.9349°N 2.4080°W |
| Grid reference | SO719263 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Newent Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 27 July 1885 | Opened |
| 13 July 1959 | Closed to passengers |
| 1964 | Closed to all traffic |
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It opened on 27 July 1885 when the Newent Railway and the Ross and Ledbury Railway (with whom the Newent Railway had an end on connection at Dymock) opened their lines making a connection between Ledbury and Over Junction on the Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway.[1][2]
The station had two platforms on a passing loop, a goods shed to the west and several sidings, one of which was equipped with a 5 ton crane. The goods yard was able to accommodate live stock and a full range of goods.[3][4]
The station was host to a GWR camp coach in 1935, 1938 and 1939.[5][6]
The station closed for passengers on 13 July 1959,[1] but the line remained open for freight traffic until 1964.[7] It was located opposite what is now the Newent fire station. The buttresses of the Station Bridge can be seen intact on nearby Station Road.
As of 2011 there was a proposal by the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust to reopen the 34 mile Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal upon which the railway was built.[8]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Malswick Halt | Ledbury and Gloucester Railway Great Western Railway |
Four Oaks Halt |
References edit
- ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 333.
- ^ Grant 2017, pp. 397 & 474.
- ^ "Newent station on OS 25 inch map Gloucestershire XVII.10 (Newent; Oxenhall)". National Library of Scotland. 1903. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 395.
- ^ McRae 1997, p. 31.
- ^ Fenton 1999, pp. 199–203.
- ^ "Barbers Bridge Station". Disused stations.
- ^ "Boats may arrive at Newent train station". The Forester. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
Bibliography edit
- Fenton, Mike (1999). Camp Coach Holidays on the G.W.R. Wild Swan. ISBN 1-874103-53-4.
- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
Further reading edit
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2004). Worcester to Hereford. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 89-92. ISBN 9781904474388. OCLC 862604858.