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| View of the platform and former run-round loop |
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| Type: | Preserved Railway (Dean Forest Railway) |
| Opened: | 1991 |
| Closed: | 2014 |
| Platforms: | 1 |
The station was opened as Lydney Lakeside in 1991 and was the original Southern terminus of the Dean Forest Railway after it extended South from Norchard. There was no station here originally though the footbridge over the line was built in 1892. Near to the site of the station was the West of England Wagon Works which closed in 1959 [1]. The station was renamed St Mary's Halt in 1995 after St Mary's church which is next to the station.
The station had a single platform which originally came from Blaen Rhondda. Next to the platform is a run-round loop which was in operation while St Mary's Halt was in use as a station. Now the siding contains a collection of wagons of varying condition. The station was closed at the end of 2014.
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Branch Lines Around Lydney (Middleton Press, 2008) Fig. 45
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| View of the station nameboard |
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| On the footbridge, St Mary's church is behind the trees! |
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| View from an adjacent footpath |
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| Station view from a nearby level crossing |
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| Another view of the various wagons stored next to the station |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Branch Lines Around Lydney (Middleton Press, 2008) Fig. 45
