St. Mary's Halt was a small railway station halt on the Dean Forest Railway. It served the local park and lake, both near the station, and was the original southern terminus of the DFR from 1991 to 1995.
The halt was not an original station of the Severn and Wye Railway and was opened by the Dean Forest Railway on 8 September 1991. It was originally named Lydney Lakeside, taking its name from the lake behind the platform. From 1991 to 1995 it was the original southern terminus of the Dean Forest Railway prior to the reopening of Lydney Junction in 1995. It was later renamed St Mary's Halt in 1995 - which takes its name from St. Mary's Church, located opposite the platform. The halt was closed to passengers after the 2013 season, but was still used for the operation of the Bypass crossing until January 2016, when the crossing was automated. It will be removed within the foreseeable future for re-use elsewhere on the line.
The Lakeside Extension, which involved the opening of Lydney Lakeside (now St Mary's Halt) was the first major extension that was undertaken by the Dean Forest Railway. The railway had been previously constrained to the Norchard site. To mark this event City of Truro visited the line, only one of two occasions that this has occurred at the DFR (the other in 2010 to mark the 200th anniversary of the Severn and Wye Railway).
This section of the railway still retains some original features; mainly the cast iron lattice bridge, opened on 26 September 1892.
Operationedit
Services would always call when travelling to Lydney Junction (a necessity to operate the Bypass Level Crossing). After 2009 however services only called only on request heading towards Norchard, Lydney Town, Whitecroft, and Parkend until closure.
In 1993, five services would operate each running day between April and October (a later service would run on Sundays, Bank Holidays, and other selected days). The first train would depart at 11:00 from the then new Norchard Low Level platform, with a journey time of 10 minutes to the Lakeside. A complete roundtrip would take 35 minutes.
Special services would also run to the halt to provide access to Carol services at St Mary's Church opposite the halt. The train would wait in the platform to take the passengers back from the services, which always proved popular for the Dean Forest Railway.
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May 18, 2024
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St Mary s Halt was a small railway station halt on the Dean Forest Railway It served the local park and lake both near the station and was the original southern terminus of the DFR from 1991 to 1995 St Mary s HaltStation on heritage railwayPannier 9681 rushes through St Mary s Halt towards Norchard General informationLocationLydney Forest of DeanEnglandCoordinates51 43 12 N 2 31 51 W 51 72 N 2 5308 W 51 72 2 5308Grid referenceSO633024Operated byDean Forest RailwayPlatforms1HistoryOriginal companyDean Forest RailwayKey dates8 September 1991Opened1 January 2014Closed vteRailways and Canals of the Forest of Dean Railways legendWaterways legend Hereford Ross andGloucester Railway Mitcheldean Road Hereford Ross andGloucester Railway Mitcheldean Road amp Forest of Dean Jn Ry Drybrook Quarry Ross andMonmouth Railway Drybrook Halt Lydbrook Junction Nailbridge Halt Steam MillsCrossing Halt Lower Lydbrook Churchway Colliery Upper Lydbrook Whimsey Halt Mineral Loop Drybrook Road Coleford Railway Serridge Platform Cinderford New Wimberry Quarry Whitecliff Quarry Bilson Halt Speech HouseRoad Ruspidge Halt Bicslade Tramroad Staple Edge Halt Bicslade Wharf Eastern UnitedColliery Coleford CR Upper Soudley Halt Coleford S amp WR Bullo Cross Halt Gloucester Newport line Milkwall Newnham Parkhill Colliery Ruddle Road Halt New FancyColliery Howbeach Colliery Parkend Forest of DeanCentral Railway Whitecroft Awre for Blakeney Tufts Junction Mineral Loop Norchard River Severn Middle Forge Jcn Lydney Town Severn RailwayBridge Severn Bridge Gloucester andSharpness Canal St Mary s Halt Sharpness Lydney Junction Sharpness Docks Lydney Sharpnessbranch line Upper Forge Lydney Harbour Pidcock s Canal Lydney Canal Lower Forge Gloucester Newport line River Severn vteRailway lines in Lydney Legend For canal icons used below please refer to waterways legend Dean Forest Railway Severn and Wye RailwayMineral Loop Princess Royal Colliery Tufts Junction Tinworks adjacent to Lydney Junction Tufts Bridge Norchard High Level Norchard Low Level Engine Shed adjacent to Lydney Junction Middle Forge Junction Lydney Town St Mary s Halt Lydney Junction Severn Bridge Tunnel Severn Bridge Lydney Gloucester Newport line Lydney Harbour Branch Pidcock s Canal Severn Railway Bridge Dismantled 1970 Forges Lydney Canal Lower Docks Upper Docks River Severn Swing bridge overGloucester amp Sharpness Canal Locks onto River Severn River Severn Severn Bridge Railway Contents 1 History 2 Operation 3 Route 4 ReferencesHistory editThe halt was not an original station of the Severn and Wye Railway and was opened by the Dean Forest Railway on 8 September 1991 It was originally named Lydney Lakeside taking its name from the lake behind the platform From 1991 to 1995 it was the original southern terminus of the Dean Forest Railway prior to the reopening of Lydney Junction in 1995 It was later renamed St Mary s Halt in 1995 which takes its name from St Mary s Church located opposite the platform The halt was closed to passengers after the 2013 season but was still used for the operation of the Bypass crossing until January 2016 when the crossing was automated It will be removed within the foreseeable future for re use elsewhere on the line The Lakeside Extension which involved the opening of Lydney Lakeside now St Mary s Halt was the first major extension that was undertaken by the Dean Forest Railway The railway had been previously constrained to the Norchard site To mark this event City of Truro visited the line only one of two occasions that this has occurred at the DFR the other in 2010 to mark the 200th anniversary of the Severn and Wye Railway This section of the railway still retains some original features mainly the cast iron lattice bridge opened on 26 September 1892 Operation editServices would always call when travelling to Lydney Junction a necessity to operate the Bypass Level Crossing After 2009 however services only called only on request heading towards Norchard Lydney Town Whitecroft and Parkend until closure In 1993 five services would operate each running day between April and October a later service would run on Sundays Bank Holidays and other selected days The first train would depart at 11 00 from the then new Norchard Low Level platform with a journey time of 10 minutes to the Lakeside A complete roundtrip would take 35 minutes Special services would also run to the halt to provide access to Carol services at St Mary s Church opposite the halt The train would wait in the platform to take the passengers back from the services which always proved popular for the Dean Forest Railway Route editPreceding station nbsp Heritage railways Following station Lydney Junction Dean Forest Railway Lydney TownReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Mary s Halt railway station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Mary 27s Halt railway station amp oldid 992652710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
