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Thingley to Westbury (Wiltshire, Somerset and Weymouth Railway)

Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.

Thingley Junction to Westbury

As Melksham is the fifth largest town in Wiltshire, it was unfortunate that the town station was closed and largely demolished in 1966. However, it ...
Ken Strachan 10/10/2015

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Broughton Gifford Halt

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Holt Junction

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Staverton Halt

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Bradford North Junction

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Bradford Line (Frome, Yeovil and Weymouth Railway)

Bradford South Junction

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Bradford Line (Frome, Yeovil and Weymouth Railway)

Trowbridge

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Twice as ugly. I managed to evade a shopping trip and visited Trowbridge station; and was promptly rewarded, if that is the word, by 70812 and 70801 ...
Ken Strachan 28/08/2022

The 15.49 from Weymouth to Temple Meads briefly had this modern station all to itself. I had fifteen minutes on the station while my wife went ...
Ken Strachan 28/08/2022

Northbound passenger train at Trowbridge. ...
Ewan Crawford 06/06/2010

Bulleid West Country Pacific no 34067 Tangmere with the 'Bath Christmas Market Special' from Three Bridges to Bristol. Photographed heading for ...
Peter Todd 10/12/2011

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Hawkeridge Junction

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33039, engaged on Cardiff Portsmouth duties, is heading to Westbury and then on to the south coast, seen here passing through Hawkeridge Junction in ...
Peter Todd 17/07/1984

Hawkeridge Junction on 5th May 1984, shortly before abolition of the signalbox. With thanks to my local guide Peter Todd.
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Bill Roberton 05/05/1984

37131 approaching Westbury station, on the Bath line, heading for Weymouth hauling a coal train from South Wales on 21 February 1990.
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Peter Todd 21/02/1990

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Westbury

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Warminster Branch (Great Western Railway)

Freightliner 59202 'Pride of Ferrybridge' passing through Westbury on 4 April 2023. ...
Peter Todd 04/04/2023

Freightliner 59202 'Pride of Ferrybridge' passing Wesrbury's platforms with the Merehead Quarries to Theale Foster Yeoman Depot stone train. Reporting ...
Peter Todd 04/04/2023

Westbury was very busy with passenger trains on 4 April 2023 but less so with freight. However, Colas Rail Freight 70808 passed the station hauling a ...
Peter Todd 04/04/2023

This profile of Colas Rail Freight 70808 in Westbury Down T.C. sidings on 4th April 2023 illustrates the slightly unusual cab side window arrangement. ...
Peter Todd 04/04/2023

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Thingley to Westbury (Wiltshire, Somerset and Weymouth Railway)

Portions of line and locations

Thingley Junction to Westbury

Thingley Junction

Lacock Halt

Beanacre Halt

Melksham

Broughton Gifford Halt

Holt Junction

Staverton Halt

Bradford North Junction

Bradford South Junction

Trowbridge

Hawkeridge Junction

Westbury

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