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'''To Cheddar''': [[A371 - Cheddar Road]]<br> | '''To Cheddar''': [[A371 - Cheddar Road]]<br> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Opened on 3rd August [[1869]] and closed to goods traffic on 10th June [[1963]] and passengers on 9th September the same year. The route of the railway is now the A371 Axbridge bypass but luckily the station buildings and goods shed still survive. | Opened on 3rd August [[1869]] and closed to goods traffic on 10th June [[1963]] and passengers on 9th September the same year. An original [[:Category:B&ER|Bristol & Exeter Railway]] signal box was replaced by a new one on 14th July [[1907]]. The route of the railway is now the A371 Axbridge bypass but luckily the station buildings and goods shed still survive. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Revision as of 17:27, 16 May 2008
<googlemap lat="51.288389" lon="-2.816464"> 51.288376, -2.816454, Axbridge </googlemap>
To Yatton: A371 - Shute Shelve
To Cheddar: A371 - Cheddar Road
History
Opened on 3rd August 1869 and closed to goods traffic on 10th June 1963 and passengers on 9th September the same year. An original Bristol & Exeter Railway signal box was replaced by a new one on 14th July 1907. The route of the railway is now the A371 Axbridge bypass but luckily the station buildings and goods shed still survive.
Gallery
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A train approaches Axbridge.
© Gerald Peacock -
The same loco shunting Conflats.
© Gerald Peacock -
The scene after track lifting had commenced. © John Thorn
