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Ross-on-Wye railway station
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Ross-on-Wye railway station is a former junction railway station on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway constructed just to the north of the Herefordshire town of Ross-on-Wye. It was the terminus of the Ross and Monmouth Railway which joined the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway just south of the station.
The derelict Ross-on-Wye station in September 1974.
The derelict Ross-on-Wye station in September 1974.
Ross-on-Wye Station, with Hereford - Gloucester train in 1958
Ross-on-Wye Station, with Hereford - Gloucester train in 1958
Ross on Wye station yard.
Ross on Wye station yard.
A Great Western Railway shed now a garden centre.
A Great Western Railway shed now a garden centre.
Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
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The Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway was a railway which ran for 22+1⁄2 miles (36.2 km) linking Hereford and Gloucester, England, via Ross-on-Wye. It was opened on 1 June 1855 as a 7 ft 1⁄4 in broad gauge line, it was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway in 1862. In 1869 the railway was converted to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in standard gauge. The railway was closed to passengers on 2 November 1964, freight services between Ross-on-Wye railway station and Grange Court railway station continued on until 1 November 1965.
Though Grange Court Station was closed with the rest of the line in 1964, the tracks leading onto the Gloucester to Newport Line still remain.
Though Grange Court Station was closed with the rest of the line in 1964, the tracks leading onto the Gloucester to Newport Line still remain.
TransBus Trident ALX400 on service 32 to Gloucester at Five Ways, Ross-on-Wye adjacent to the bridge abutment which carried the railway through the to
TransBus Trident ALX400 on service 32 to Gloucester at Five Ways, Ross-on-Wye adjacent to the bridge abutment which carried the railway through the town.