Flax Bourton

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To Bristol: Flax Bourton Footbridge
To the Southwest: Station Road - Flax Bourton

History

Opened on the 2nd March 1893. Closed to passengers on the 2nd December 1963. Closed to goods on the 1st July 1964. The corrugated lamp shed that once stood in the yard at this station can now be seen at Crowcombe on the West Somerset Railway.

Trackplan

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  A track plan of the Flax Bourton area from 1988.

1960s

• An excellent view of Flax Bourton Station. Loco 6954 hammers through on a southbound train. © Gerald Peacock
  An excellent view of Flax Bourton Station. Loco 6954 hammers through on a southbound train.
  © Gerald Peacock

1971

• The signal box at Flax Bourton. This was officially 124m 28chns fom London. © Andy Kirkham
  The signal box at Flax Bourton. This was officially 124m 28chns fom London.
  © Andy Kirkham

2003

• A view along the track, taken from Station Road, of the site of Flax Bourton Station. In the distance is the footbridge where I took most of the pics on the Flax Bourton Footbridge page, and beyond that is Flax Bourton Tunnel.
  A view along the track, taken from Station Road, of the site of Flax Bourton Station. In the distance is the footbridge where I took most of the pics on the Flax Bourton Footbridge page, and beyond that is Flax Bourton Tunnel.
• As good a close up as I could get from the bridge I am standing on. There's obviously a lot of work going on here at the moment. It may be that the station is finally going to disappear.
  As good a close up as I could get from the bridge I am standing on. There's obviously a lot of work going on here at the moment. It may be that the station is finally going to disappear.
• The station building is disappearing into the undergrowth.
  The station building is disappearing into the undergrowth.
• The goods shed looks to be falling to pieces.
  The goods shed looks to be falling to pieces.
• A side on view of the goods shed.
  A side on view of the goods shed.
• The shed alongside the railway with Flax Bourton Tunnel just visible in the distance.
  The shed alongside the railway with Flax Bourton Tunnel just visible in the distance.

2004

4th March

• The goods shed viewed from a field opposite the site of the station.
  The goods shed viewed from a field opposite the site of the station.
• The station building. I was surprised to see that this is open to the elements. I expected it to be boarded up.
  The station building. I was surprised to see that this is open to the elements. I expected it to be boarded up.
• A general look at the station. It must have been quite pretty at one time.
  A general look at the station. It must have been quite pretty at one time.

2005

3rd February

• A year later and the area around the goods shed has been cleaned up a bit.
  A year later and the area around the goods shed has been cleaned up a bit.