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 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]
^"Boats may arrive at Newent train station". The Forester. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
Bibliographyedit
Fenton, Mike (1999). Camp Coach Holidays on the G.W.R. Wild Swan. ISBN1-874103-53-4.
Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN978-1-78803-768-6.
McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN1-870119-48-7.
Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. (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. ISBN0-7153-5120-6.
Further readingedit
Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2004). Worcester to Hereford. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 89-92. ISBN9781904474388. OCLC 862604858.
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newent, railway, station, served, town, newent, gloucestershire, england, newentgeneral, informationlocationnewent, forest, deanenglandcoordinates51, 9349, 4080, 9349, 4080grid, referenceso719263platforms2other, informationstatusdisusedhistoryoriginal, company. Newent railway station served the town of Newent in Gloucestershire England NewentGeneral informationLocationNewent Forest of DeanEnglandCoordinates51 56 06 N 2 24 29 W 51 9349 N 2 4080 W 51 9349 2 4080Grid referenceSO719263Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNewent RailwayPre groupingGreat Western RailwayPost groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates27 July 1885Opened13 July 1959Closed to passengers1964Closed to all traffic GWR 2251 Class 3203 hauling the last passenger train at Newent in 1959 vteLedbury and Gloucester Railway Legend For canal icons used below please refer to waterways legend instead Cotswold Line Ledbury Ledbury Tunnel Hereford Road Skew Bridge Ledbury Town Halt A449 River Leadon Greenway Halt Preston Brook B4215 Dymock Four Oaks Halt Ell Brook Newent B4215 Malswick Halt B4215 Barbers Bridge Gloucester Newport line Over Junction River Severn Alney Island Gloucester Docks branch River Severn Gloucester andSharpness Canal Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Central Gloucester Eastgate Tuffley Loop Cross Country Routeto Bristol Cross Country Routeto Birmingham 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 Malswick Halt Ledbury and Gloucester RailwayGreat Western Railway Four Oaks HaltReferences edit a b Quick 2022 p 333 Grant 2017 pp 397 amp 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 editFenton 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 amp 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 amp 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 amp C Reprint ed Newton Abbot David amp Charles Reprints ISBN 0 7153 5120 6 Further reading editMitchell Vic Smith Keith 2004 Worcester to Hereford West Sussex Middleton Press figs 89 92 ISBN 9781904474388 OCLC 862604858 nbsp This article about a railway station in South West England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Gloucestershire building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Newent railway station amp oldid 1171822397, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
