Fencote railway station
| Fencote | |
|---|---|
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Fencote railway station, October 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Hatfield |
| Area | Herefordshire |
| Coordinates | 52°13′39″N 2°35′08″W / 52.2274°N 2.5856°WCoordinates: 52°13′39″N 2°35′08″W / 52.2274°N 2.5856°W |
| Grid reference | SO601589 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Leominster and Bromyard Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 September 1897 | Station opened |
| September 1949 | Unstaffed |
| 15 September 1952 | Closed |
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Fencote railway station was a railway station located on the Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway in England.
Opening
Opened as part of the final section of the Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway, the railway was bought out of bankcruptcy by the Great Western Railway in 1888, who completed the line in 1897.[1]
Closure
Post the Second World War, and with the greater use of the motorbus and private cars, traffic on the line fell considerably. Unstaffed as a station from September 1949, the line closed to regular passenger services on 15 September 1952.[2]
On 26 April 1958 a special train organised by the Stephenson Locomotive Society ran from Worcester via Bromyard to Leominster, calling at Rowden Mill, Fencote and Steen's Bridge. The 50 society members/passengers rode on the last train that would run on the complete track before it was removed. The Worcester to Bromyard section, kept open for the storage of disused and soon to be scrapped railway wagons, was closed under the Beeching Axe in 1964.[3]
Present
In 1980, Fencote was bought by ex-railway employee Mr K Matthews, restored as a private residence. He has since restored the signal box, and re-installed sections of the track either side of station.[3]
In 1984, neighbouring station Rowden Mill was bought and restored by John Wilkinson.
Both sites are occasionally open for public access and viewing, but without operational trains.[3]
References
- ↑ "The Worcester, Bromyard & Leominster Railway". Herefordshire County Council. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
- ↑ Leslie Oppitz. "The Lost Railway". BBC Hereford and Worcester. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
- 1 2 3 "Bromyard to Leominster". Geoff Pages. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
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