Spetisbury railway station
Spetisbury | |
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Before restoration started taken in October 2010 | |
Location | |
Place | Spetisbury |
Area | North Dorset |
Grid reference | ST913022 |
Operations | |
Original company | Dorset Central Railway |
Pre-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway |
Post-grouping |
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Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1 November 1860 | Opened (Spetisbury) |
13 August 1934 | Renamed (Spetisbury Halt) |
17 September 1956 | Closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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Spetisbury railway station was a station in the English county of Dorset. It was located between Blandford Forum and Bailey Gate on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. The station consisted of two platforms, a station building, signal box and shelters.
History
The station was opened on 1 September 1860 by the London and South Western Railway as part of the Dorset Central Railway, and later became part of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. The station was transferred to the Southern Railway at the Grouping of 1923, and relegated to a halt in 1934. Becoming part of the Southern Region of British Railways when the railways were nationalised in 1947, the halt was closed in 1956 as part of an economy campaign. Passenger trains continued to pass the site until the S&DJR closed in 1966. The railway was still open until the closure of the goods terminal at Blandford in 1969 and later that year the track was lifted.
Spetisbury Station Restoration Project
The station is about to be fully restored under the auspices of the New Somerset and Dorset Railway,[1] who intend to reopen the entire Somerset and Dorset Railway as a modern transport system for the 21st century. The group has a heritage aspect (to encourage the future use by steam specials etc.) and will restore the station to its prime condition, starting in Spring 2012.
This group also owns Midford, just south of Bath.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Bailey Gate Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR and Midland Railways |
Charlton Marshall Line and station closed |
References
- ↑ "New Somerset and Dorset Railway > The Railway > Stations > Spetisbury". Somersetanddorsetrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
Further reading
- R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
- J.H. Lucking ,. Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society 1968. ISBN(no ISBN)
External links
Coordinates: 50°49′09″N 2°07′25″W / 50.8191°N 2.1235°W