Backney Halt railway station
| Backney Halt | |
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View southward, towards Ross-on-Wye and Gloucester | |
| Location | |
| Place | Ross-on-Wye |
| Area | Herefordshire |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 17 July 1933 | Station opens |
| 12 February 1962 | Station closes |
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Backney Halt railway station was a request stop in the English county of Herefordshire. It was located on the Great Western Railway line linking Ross-on-Wye and Hereford.
History
Opened by the Great Western Railway, the station then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It closed in 1962, two years before the actual railway was closed to passengers in 1964.
The legacy of the Beeching Axe with the bridge decking spanning the River Wye demolished on Backney Bridge.
See also
References
- R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
- A. Jowett, (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0
- Backney Halt on navigable 1946 O. S. map
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Ross-on-Wye | Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway British Railways |
Fawley | ||
Coordinates: 51°56′35″N 2°36′25″W / 51.94303°N 2.60694°W
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