Bullo Cross Halt railway station
Bullo Cross Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Newnham, Forest of Dean England |
| Coordinates | 51°47′18″N 2°27′23″W / 51.7882°N 2.4565°W |
| Grid reference | SO686100 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 3 August 1907 | Station opened |
| 3 November 1958 | Station closed |
Bullo Cross Halt railway station is a disused railway station opened by the former Bullo Pill Railway, later known as the (Great Western Railway) Forest of Dean Branch.
History
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The Halt, which was located 1 mile 37 chains from Newnham on a 1 in 54 gradient.[1]
The Halt consisted of a 153 feet long wooden platform that was at originally at "rail level".
Although the station was served by railmotor services and auto-trains which had folding steps, the platform was raised from 1 foot 2 inches to the standard height of 3 feet. This was authorised on 5 November 1908 at a cost of £423.[2]
The station opened when the passenger services were introduced in August 1907.[3]
A station building was not supplied until 1918, when a spare shelter was moved from (the recently closed) Ruddle Road Halt.
Unfortunately, the wooden platform and pagoda style station building suffered "fire damage beyond repair" in August 1933 and were subsequently replaced.[2]
Services
[edit]| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruddle Road Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Bullo Pill Railway |
Upper Soudley Halt Line and station closed |
References
[edit]- ^ Pope, Ian; Karau, Paul (1997). The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 2. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. p. 235. ISBN 1-874103-36-4.
- ^ a b Pope, Ian; Karau, Paul (1992). The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 1-874103-05-4.
- ^ Pope & Karau 1992, p. 10
Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Branch Lines around Ross-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 72-74. ISBN 9781906008307. OCLC 370350430.