1966

ST6389 : Thornbury Railway Station & goods yard

taken 58 years ago, near to Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England

Thornbury Railway Station & goods yard
Thornbury Railway Station & goods yard
The goods service continues but will end later in the year. This area has completely changed since then. All visible structures have been demolished, the goods yard has been replaced by a business park, a road, Midland Way, runs right down the path of the platform, the other side of which is a housing development.
The Thornbury Branch Line :: ST6688

The 7½ branch line from Yate to Thornbury was built & operated by the Midland Railway. It opened in September 1872. There were 2 intermediate stations: Iron Acton & Tytherington. Between Tytherington & Thornbury the railway served quarries at Tytherington & Grovesend. Passenger traffic was withdrawn in June 1944, a relatively early closure which was indicative of the limited use made of the line. The branch remained open for goods traffic until 1966. The following year the track was removed, however within a few years the first 6 miles of track were relaid to serve Tytherington Quarry. Since 1972 the branch has seen periods of use by heavy stone trains followed by periods officially 'Out of Use' - the status depending upon the requirements of the construction industry for stone from Tytherington.

Since the withdrawal of the passenger service Thornbury has seen a great deal of residential development & it is now a commuter town. As a result there have been calls for the passenger service to be re-instated. Unfortunately the station site & much of the approach trackbed has been built upon so re-instatement would require a new site to be found.


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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Railways Primary Subject: Railway Station
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Midland Way [4] · Thornbury Railway Station [2] ·
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ST6389, 90 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Martin Tester   (more nearby)
Date Taken
1966   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 22 February, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 6375 8972 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:36.3085N 2:31.4896W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 6384 8966
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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