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<br>'''To Yate or London''': [[Huckford Viaduct]] | <br>'''To Yate or London''': [[Huckford Viaduct]] | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Winterbourne railway station opened on the 1st July [[1903]]. It closed to passengers on the 3rd April [[1961]] and goods on 7th October [[1963]]. | '''Winterbourne railway station''' opened on the 1st July [[1903]]. It closed to passengers on the 3rd April [[1961]] and goods on 7th October [[1963]]. | ||
== 1900s == | == 1900s == | ||
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Image:Winterbourne2.jpg|Standing on the bridge at Station Road/Harcombe Hill and looking east. This building is all that remains of | Image:Winterbourne2.jpg|Standing on the bridge at Station Road/Harcombe Hill and looking east. This building is all that remains of Winterbourne station. The premises were in use by a car repairer. | ||
Image:Winterbourne3.jpg|A view from the road of the station building as of Oct 2003. | Image:Winterbourne3.jpg|A view from the road of the station building as of Oct 2003. | ||
Image:Winterbourne4.jpg|The station building as viewed from the site of the old up platform. 2.12.03 | Image:Winterbourne4.jpg|The station building as viewed from the site of the old up platform. 2.12.03 | ||
Revision as of 09:05, 10 February 2010
<googlemap lat="51.509597" lon="-2.496986"> 51.517529, -2.497866, Winterbourne </googlemap>
To Bristol or Wales: Harcombe Hill
To Yate or London: Huckford Viaduct
History
Winterbourne railway station opened on the 1st July 1903. It closed to passengers on the 3rd April 1961 and goods on 7th October 1963.
1900s
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A view of the station as it once was. The bridge at Harcombe Hill is visible behind the footbridge, while the bridge at Dragon Road can be seen beyond that.
2003
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Standing on the bridge at Station Road/Harcombe Hill and looking east. This building is all that remains of Winterbourne station. The premises were in use by a car repairer. -
A view from the road of the station building as of Oct 2003. -
The station building as viewed from the site of the old up platform. 2.12.03
2005
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An HST makes a signal stop alongside the old station on 8.11.05. In the background work proceeds on stabilizing the embankment through Coalpit Heath.
2006
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The view on 21st July 2006 shows that the garage has closed and the building is locked up, once again out of use.
