Kemble

<googlemap lat="51.678091" lon="-2.022772"> 51.676281, -2.023201, Kemble </googlemap>

To Gloucester: Brimscombe Road
To Cirencester:
To Tetbury:
To Swindon Swindon

History

Opened on 1st May 1882, although a small interchange station had opened nearby on 12th May 1845. Closed to goods on 19th May 1964. A coal depot at the 1845 station site closed on 1st August 1967.

Gallery

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  The view north from the end of platform 2. The water tower supplied Swindon Works via a 15inch pipe running alongside the railway.
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  And the view south from the same spot.
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  The main station building.
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  This was once the entrance for trains to Tetbury.
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  180102 comes to a rest at platform 2.
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  And then sets off again.
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  The view north from the footbridge.
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  And the view south. The track on the left is the remains of the Cirencester branch. This curves around the main station building and ends at a buffer stop in the car park.
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  The reason I was in Kemble in the first place... 4 X 37s on the same train.. bliss :)
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  37410 brings up the rear of the train.
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  The tour enters the 409 yard long Kemble Tunnel. The line is single track from this spot until just outside Swindon.
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  Standing on platform 1 and 150244 pulls in with a service heading north. This photo gives a bit of a look at the footbridge.