railroad.wikisort.org - StationSt. 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.
Former railway station in Lydney, England
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Pannier 9681 rushes through St Mary's Halt towards Norchard. |
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Location | Lydney, Forest of Dean England |
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Coordinates | 51.72°N 2.5308°W / 51.72; -2.5308 |
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Grid reference | SO633024 |
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Operated by | Dean Forest Railway |
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Platforms | 1 |
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Original company | Dean Forest Railway |
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8 September 1991 | Opened |
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1 January 2014 | Closed |
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Railways and Canals of the Forest of Dean |
Railways legend | Waterways legend | |
Hereford, Ross and | Gloucester Railway | |
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Mitcheldean Road |
Ross and Monmouth Railway |
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Hereford, Ross and | Gloucester Railway | |
Lydbrook Junction |
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Mitcheldean Road and | Forest of Dean Jn Ry | |
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Drybrook Quarry |
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Drybrook Halt |
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Nailbridge Halt |
Lower Lydbrook |
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Steam Mills Crossing Halt |
Upper Lydbrook |
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Churchway Colliery |
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Whimsey Halt |
Mineral Loop |
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Drybrook Road |
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Coleford Railway |
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Serridge Platform |
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Cinderford New |
Wimberry Quarry |
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Whitecliff Quarry |
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Speech House Road |
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Bilson Halt |
Bicslade Tramroad |
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Ruspidge Halt |
Bicslade Wharf |
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Staple Edge Halt |
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Eastern United Colliery |
Coleford (CR) |
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Upper Soudley Halt |
Coleford (S&WR) |
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Bullo Cross Halt |
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Gloucester–Newport line |
Milkwall |
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Newnham |
Parkhill Colliery |
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Ruddle Road Halt |
New Fancy Colliery |
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Howbeach Colliery |
Parkend |
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Forest of Dean Central Railway |
Whitecroft |
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Awre for Blakeney |
Tufts Jcn & Mineral Loop |
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Norchard |
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River Severn |
Middle Forge Jcn |
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Lydney Town |
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Severn Railway Bridge |
Severn Bridge |
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Gloucester and Sharpness Canal |
St Mary's Halt |
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Sharpness |
Lydney Junction |
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Sharpness Docks |
Lydney |
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Sharpness branch line |
Upper Forge |
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Lydney Harbour |
Pidcock's Canal |
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Lydney Canal |
Lower Forge |
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Gloucester–Newport line |
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River Severn |
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Legend |
For canal icons used below, please refer to waterways legend.
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Dean Forest Railway |
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Severn and Wye Railway | Mineral Loop | |
Princess Royal Colliery |
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Tufts Junction |
Tinworks |
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Tufts Bridge |
Norchard High Level |
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Norchard Low Level |
Engine Shed |
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Middle Forge Junction |
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Lydney Town |
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St Mary's Halt |
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Lydney Junction |
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Severn Bridge Tunnel |
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Severn Bridge |
Lydney |
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Gloucester–Newport line |
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Lydney Harbour Branch |
Pidcock's Canal |
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Severn Railway Bridge | (Dismantled 1970) | |
Forges |
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Lydney Canal |
Lower Docks |
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Upper Docks |
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River Severn |
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Severn Bridge Railway |
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History
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.
Operation
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.
Route
Preceding station |
Heritage railways |
Following station
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Lydney Junction |
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Dean Forest Railway |
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Lydney Town |
References
Transport in Gloucestershire |
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Road | Motorways | |
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A-roads |
- A38
- A40
- A46
- A48
- A403
- A417
- A419
- A429
- A431
- A432
- A433
- A466
- A4032
- A4103
- A4135
- A4136
- A4174
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Service stations |
- Gloucester services
- Michaelwood services
- Severn View services
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Other |
- B4008
- E30
- Icknield Street
- List of settlements on the A38
- Westgate Street
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Airports and Heliports | |
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Rail | Main lines |
- Cotswold Line
- Cross Country Route
- Gloucester-Newport line
- Golden Valley line
- Henbury Loop line
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Closed lines |
- Avon and Gloucestershire Railway
- Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway
- Bicslade Tramroad (Tram)
- Bristol and Gloucester Railway
- Bristol and Gloucestershire Railway
- Bullo Pill Railway
- Cheltenham and District Light Railway
- Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway
- Cirencester branch line
- Coleford Railway
- Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
- Dursley and Midland Junction Railway
- Evesham loop line
- Forest of Dean Central Railway
- Forest of Dean Railway
- Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad (Tram)
- Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
- Ledbury and Gloucester Railway
- Midland and South Western Junction Railway
- Mitcheldean Road & Forest of Dean Junction Railway
- Monmouth Railway
- Oxford, Witney and Fairford Railway
- Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
- Severn and Wye Railway
- Severn Bridge Railway
- Sharpness Branch Line
- South Wales Railway
- Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway
- Stratford and Moreton Tramway (Tram)
- Tetbury branch line
- Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway
- Wye Valley Railway
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Stations |
- Ashchurch for Tewkesbury
- Cam and Dursley
- Cheltenham Spa
- Gloucester
- Kemble
- Lydney
- Moreton-in-Marsh
- Pilning
- Stonehouse
- Stroud
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Closed stations | |
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Heritage stations | |
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Heritage railways |
- Avon Valley Railway
- Dean Forest Railway
- Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
- Lea Bailey Light Railway
- Perrygrove Railway
- Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway
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Proposed | |
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Buses | Stations | |
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Companies |
- First West of England
- Stagecoach West
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Waterways | Rivers | |
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Canals | |
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Docks and Ports |
- Gloucester Docks
- Sharpness
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Footpaths | National Trails | |
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Long-distance footpaths |
- Celtic Way
- Geopark Way
- Gloucestershire Way
- Heart of England Way
- Limestone Link
- Macmillan Way
- Monarch's Way
- Oxfordshire Way
- Sabrina Way
- Severn Way
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Other |
- Frome Valley Walkway
- Wysis Way
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Cycle paths | |
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