Norchard is the head quarters of the Dean Forest Railway near Lydney in Gloucestershire. It is between
Lydney Town and
Whitecroft.
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| D2069 and a brake van at Norchard |
| Information |
| Type: |
Preserved Railway (Dean Forest Railway) |
| Opened: |
1991 |
| Platforms: |
3 |
The site of Norchard station was originally home to an endless rope system at the Southern end of a coal field owned by the Park Colliery Company. A power station was later built near the colliery. This ceased operation in 1967 [1]. The Dean Forest Railway purchased the site in 1974 and began building workshops and a two level station which opened for open days in 1978. The line was re-opened between Norchard and the now closed
St Mary's Halt in 1991 and through to
Lydney Junction in 1995.
