Whitecroft railway station

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Whitecroft & Bream
Station on heritage railway
Whitecroft station, Dean Forest Railway - geograph.org.uk - 3136280.jpg
LocationWhitecroft, Forest of Dean
England
Coordinates51°45′10″N 2°33′09″W / 51.75290°N 2.55247°W / 51.75290; -2.55247Coordinates: 51°45′10″N 2°33′09″W / 51.75290°N 2.55247°W / 51.75290; -2.55247
Grid referenceSO619062
Managed byDean Forest Railway
Platforms1
History
Original companySevern and Wye Railway
Key dates
23 September 1875opened
8 July 1929closed for passengers
25 May 2012reopened

Whitecroft & Bream railway station is a railway station on the Dean Forest Railway.

History[]

A 1911 RCH map of railways in the vicinity of Whitecroft

The station originally opened on 23 September 1875, and closed on 8 July 1929.[1] It was re-opened to passengers on 25 May 2012 after a construction period of around 18 months.[2]

Much of the funding for the restoration programme came from a Rural Development grant, administered by the Forest of Dean Local Action Group in Coleford. The programme of work involved the construction of a four-coach platform on the Pillowell (up) side of the line, with the new station building be constructed in traditional Severn and Wye style.[3]

Future developments in Whitecroft will include doubling the track through the station, the construction of the second (down) platform on the Bream side of the line and the addition of a goods shed.[4]

Services[]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Lydney Town
Station restored 		  Severn and Wye Railway
(Later MR and GWR) 		  Parkend
Station restored
Heritage Railways  Heritage railways
Norchard   Dean Forest Railway   Parkend

See also[]

  • Dean Forest Railway

References[]

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 248. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ "Restored Whitecroft Railway Station officially opened". BBC News Gloucestershire. BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Whitecroft Station". Forest of Dean Local Action Group. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Station reopens after £100,000 restoration". This is Gloucestershire. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
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