Oldland Common Halt is a railway station on the Avon Valley Railway. The station is on the same site as a previous station which was on the-then LMSBath branch from Mangotsfield. Then, as now, paths led down to the platforms from North Street. However, until 1966 there were two platforms, one for each direction of travel.
Oldland Common's first station opened on 2 December 1935 on the LMS branch line that had been originally opened by the Midland Railway through this site in 1869. The station was intended to serve the growing suburban development in the area. It had platforms built of railway sleepers, and a small ticket office on the footpath that led down from the top of the cutting in which it was sited. In its last years before closure with the line on 7 March 1966, it was designated as an unstaffed halt. Due to its simple construction, it was quickly demolished and swept away after closure.
Present stationedit
The line to the site of Oldland Common was reopened by the Avon Valley Railway on 6 March 1991. A new platform was constructed and opened on 6 December 1997. Passengers are invited to leave the train to watch the engine run round its train.
In 2022, the charitable trust launched a project dubbed the ‘Oldland Common Project’, pioneered by young volunteers within the railway. This was to see the station returned to 1960s when BR Western Region controlled the line, with a chocolate and cream colour scheme. The project saw a successful crowdfunder raise £2,500 towards restoration and repainting of the lamps into their new Western guise, installation of a replica closure poster, fixing of new totem railway and construction of a replica running in board. The project is currently ongoing.
^Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 327. OCLC 931112387.
^Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 177. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
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Gloucestershire Railway Stations, by Mike Oakley, Dovecote Press, 2003
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Oldland Common Halt is a railway station on the Avon Valley Railway The station is on the same site as a previous station which was on the then LMS Bath branch from Mangotsfield Then as now paths led down to the platforms from North Street However until 1966 there were two platforms one for each direction of travel Oldland Common HaltStation on heritage railwayGeneral informationLocationOldland Common South GloucestershireEnglandCoordinates51 26 36 N 2 28 04 W 51 443447 N 2 467646 W 51 443447 2 467646Grid referenceST676717Owned byLondon Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways Western Region of British Railways Avon Valley RailwayPlatforms1Key dates2 December 1935Opened Oldland Common 7 December 1964Renamed Oldland Common Halt 7 March 1966 1 2 Closed6 March 1991Line reopened with run around loop6 December 1997Platform reopened on the sitevteRailways in the Bristol areaLegendCross Country RouteThornbury branch lineYate South Wales Main LineNew Passage Pier 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Redcliffe tunnel Avon RiversideBristol Temple Meads Bristol Temple MeadsPrinces Wharf KelstonBristol Harbour Railway St Philip s Marsh T amp RSMDSS Great Britain East DepotBristol Docks North BedminsterBristol Docks South Parson StreetCREATE Centre Mangotsfield to Bath lineSouth Liberty Lane DepotAshton Gate St Anne s ParkClifton Bridge BrislingtonNightingale Valley Halt Long AshtonHam Green Halt Bristol Exeter linePill Whitchurch HaltPortbury shipyard KeynshamRoyal Portbury Dock Bristol amp North Somerset RlyPortbury Shipyard SaltfordPortbury Great Western Main Line 1954 1964 PortisheadWeston Clevedon andPortishead Light Railway 1879 1954 PortisheadPortishead PiervteAvon Valley RailwayLegendMangotsfield and Bath Branch Lineto WarmleyOldland Common HaltBittonRiver AvonAvon RiversideRiver AvonMangotsfield and Bath Branch Lineto Kelston Contents 1 Original station 2 Present station 3 Services 4 References 5 External linksOriginal station editOldland Common s first station opened on 2 December 1935 on the LMS branch line that had been originally opened by the Midland Railway through this site in 1869 The station was intended to serve the growing suburban development in the area It had platforms built of railway sleepers and a small ticket office on the footpath that led down from the top of the cutting in which it was sited In its last years before closure with the line on 7 March 1966 it was designated as an unstaffed halt Due to its simple construction it was quickly demolished and swept away after closure Present station editThe line to the site of Oldland Common was reopened by the Avon Valley Railway on 6 March 1991 A new platform was constructed and opened on 6 December 1997 Passengers are invited to leave the train to watch the engine run round its train In 2022 the charitable trust launched a project dubbed the Oldland Common Project pioneered by young volunteers within the railway This was to see the station returned to 1960s when BR Western Region controlled the line with a chocolate and cream colour scheme The project saw a successful crowdfunder raise 2 500 towards restoration and repainting of the lamps into their new Western guise installation of a replica closure poster fixing of new totem railway and construction of a replica running in board The project is currently ongoing The station lies adjacent to the Bristol and Bath Railway Path Services editPreceding station nbsp Heritage railways Following stationTerminus Avon Valley Railway BittonDisused railwaysWarmleyLine and station closed Midland RailwayMangotsfield and Bath Branch Line BittonLine and station openReferences edit Quick M E 2002 Railway passenger stations in England Scotland and Wales a chronology Richmond Railway and Canal Historical Society p 327 OCLC 931112387 Butt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt platform and stopping place past and present 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd p 177 ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oldland Common railway station Avon Valley Railway Heritage Trust Oldland Common station Avon Valley Railway Website Gloucestershire Railway Stations by Mike Oakley Dovecote Press 2003 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 Oldland Common Halt railway station amp oldid 1183817567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
