Coleford Station - Railway Drive, Coleford, Gloucestershire, UK
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N 51° 47.495 W 002° 36.931
30U E 526517 N 5737927
Coleford station is now the Great Western Railway Museum but the remains of the Goods Shed indicate the previous purpose of the site.
Waymark Code: WMN7C2
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/11/2015
Views: 1
The former Goods Shed was built in 1883; it is the last surviving building from the station and is listed. The railway linked Coleford to Monmouth and Lydney.
Included in the museum's collection are many items recording the history of the Forest of Dean's railways. The range dates from 1809 when the first railway act was passed to the present day with the tourist lines.
The Severn & Wye and Great Western branches from 1875 (Lydney) and 1883 (Monmouth) are detailed. The Severn Railway Bridge (1879) was once the longest bridge in England and it's history is included in the museum. The World War influence on the railways and the goods branch line of the 1960s leads up to the revival of the line as a tourist attraction from the 1970s to today as the Dean Forest Railway.
There are photographs, documents, artifacts and models together with a miniature railway.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Museum
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: The Severn & Wye and Great Western branches from 1875 (Lydney) and 1883 (Monmouth)
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