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'''To Bristol''': [[Pensford Colliery]]
<googlemap lat="51.742177" lon="-2.240009">
<br>'''To Radstock''': [[Station Road - Clutton]]
51.74603, -2.240481, Carpenters Viaduct
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'''To Gloucester''': [[Cashes Green Halt]]<br>
'''To Swindon''' [[Pagans Hill]]
== History ==
== History ==
Carpenters Viaduct is 46 yards long.
'''Clutton Station''' was opened on 3rd September [[1873]] by the [[:Category:B&NSR|Bristol & North Somerset Railway]]. Closed to passengers on 2nd November [[1959]] and goods on 15th June [[1964]].
== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
19.2.09
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Image:Carpenters Viaduct1.jpg|About as good a photo of this viaduct I could get during my visit. [[Stroud]] to the left, [[Stonehouse]] to the right.  
Image:clutton1.jpg|The remains of Clutton station looking in the direction of Bristol. Various bits of masonry still sit alongside the trackbed.
Image:clutton2.jpg|Some rail is still visible onsite. This was the track that led to the goods yard.
Image:clutton3.jpg|Standing at the southern extremity of the Clutton station site and looking north. The sleepers belong to A.R.M. contractors Ltd and were destined for the [[w:West_Somerset_Railway|West Somerset Railway]].
Image:clutton4.jpg|Looking south across the station site. A weighbridge house is still standing behind the truck on the left. I did have pics, but I don't anymore!
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[[Category:GWR]]
[[Category:B&NSR]]
[[Category:Gloucester:Viaducts]]
[[Category:Stations:Closed]]

Latest revision as of 22:43, 12 April 2026

To Bristol: Pensford Colliery
To Radstock: Station Road - Clutton

History

Clutton Station was opened on 3rd September 1873 by the Bristol & North Somerset Railway. Closed to passengers on 2nd November 1959 and goods on 15th June 1964.

Gallery

  • The remains of Clutton station looking in the direction of Bristol. Various bits of masonry still sit alongside the trackbed.
    The remains of Clutton station looking in the direction of Bristol. Various bits of masonry still sit alongside the trackbed.
  • Some rail is still visible onsite. This was the track that led to the goods yard.
    Some rail is still visible onsite. This was the track that led to the goods yard.
  • Standing at the southern extremity of the Clutton station site and looking north. The sleepers belong to A.R.M. contractors Ltd and were destined for the West Somerset Railway.
    Standing at the southern extremity of the Clutton station site and looking north. The sleepers belong to A.R.M. contractors Ltd and were destined for the West Somerset Railway.
  • Looking south across the station site. A weighbridge house is still standing behind the truck on the left. I did have pics, but I don't anymore!
    Looking south across the station site. A weighbridge house is still standing behind the truck on the left. I did have pics, but I don't anymore!
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