Semley railway station
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Semley was a railway station in Wiltshire, England. It was served by trains on the West of England Main Line and was the railhead for the town of Shaftesbury, Dorset, 2+1⁄2 miles to the south.
Semley station site in July 2010
Gillingham railway station serves the town of Gillingham, Dorset, England. It is on the West of England Main Line, 105 miles 23 chains down the line from London Waterloo. Today it is managed by South
Semley railway station
…several plans were made to give Shaftesbury its own station, the town's position on a hill prevented this. The nearest station to Shaftesbury is now Gillingham. The station was opened on 2 May 1859 by the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway, which became part of the London and South Western Railway in 1878. In the…
2009 at Gillingham station exterior
A plaque on the main platform commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway - photo taken in December 2009
A train arriving from London Waterloo