Title: 52 ghost railway stations across Wiltshire Post by: Marlburian on December 04, 2023, 09:31:40 I know there are countless websites relating to railway history, but I'm being self-indulgent in linking to this one (https://www.wiltshirelive.co.uk/news/wiltshire-news/52-ghost-railway-stations-across-7496699). I've visited or peered towards many of the sites, so I found it particularly interesting. And the site is relatively new.
(It's just a little irritating that so many station descriptions start with "Understood to have opened in ..." when most opening dates are definite.) Title: Re: 52 ghost railway stations across Wiltshire Post by: Phil on December 04, 2023, 11:58:41 I didn't delve too far as there were too many adverts, but assuming this online article hasn't been updated from a year or so ago when it first did the rounds then it's missing a large number of former stations - Lacock Halt was one which sprang to mind immediately. The author would have done well to have referenced Mike Oakley's excellent "Wiltshire Railway Stations". Justin Bailey's paperback "Lost Railways of Wiltshire" is good to have as well, although not quite as comprehensive.
Title: Re: 52 ghost railway stations across Wiltshire Post by: grahame on December 04, 2023, 14:06:31 Of 88 (or 87) stations that were or are in Wilthshire, 14 (or 13) are still in use on the National Network and 4 are on a heritage line, leaving 70 disused. Which have "ghosts" is open to discussion.
The questionable number relates to Dean, with the access to the platforms in Wiltshire but the train stopping across the border in Hampshire. Disused A Amesbury railway station B Beanacre Halt railway station Black Dog Halt railway station Box (Mill Lane) Halt railway station Box railway station Brinkworth railway station Bromham and Rowde Halt railway station Broughton Gifford Halt railway station Bulford Camp railway station Bulford railway station C Calne railway station Chiseldon Camp railway station Chiseldon railway station Christian Malford Halt railway station Codford railway station Collingbourne Kingston Halt railway station Collingbourne railway station Corsham railway station Cricklade railway station D Dauntsey railway station Devizes railway station Dinton railway station Downton railway station E Edington and Bratton railway station G Grafton and Burbage railway station Great Somerford Halt railway station H Hannington railway station Heytesbury railway station Highworth railway station Holt Junction railway station Hullavington railway station I Idmiston Halt railway station L Lacock Halt railway station Langford railway station (Wiltshire) Lavington railway station Limpley Stoke railway station Little Somerford railway station Ludgershall railway station, Wiltshire M Malmesbury railway station Manningford Halt railway station Marlborough railway stations Midford Halt railway station Minety and Ashton Keynes railway station Moredon Halt railway station N Newton Tony railway station O Oaksey Halt railway station Ogbourne railway station P Pans Lane Halt railway station Patney and Chirton railway station Porton railway station Purton railway station R Rushey Platt railway station S Savernake Low Level railway station Seend railway station Semington Halt railway station Semley railway station Stanley Bridge Halt railway station Stanton railway station Staverton Halt railway station Stratton Park Halt railway station Stratton railway station Swindon Town railway station W Wilton North railway station Wilton South railway station Wishford railway station Woodborough railway station Wootton Bassett Junction railway station Wootton Bassett Road railway station Wootton Rivers Halt railway station Wylye railway station Heritage B Blunsdon railway station H Hayes Knoll railway station M Mouldon Hill railway station T Taw Valley Halt railway station National Network A Avoncliff railway station B Bedwyn railway station Bradford-on-Avon railway station C Chippenham railway station D Dean railway station Dilton Marsh railway station M Melksham railway station P Pewsey railway station S Salisbury railway station Swindon railway station T Tisbury railway station Trowbridge railway station W Warminster railway station Westbury railway station This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |