Abbotsbury Railway Station
History
Opened by the Abbotsbury Railway Company in 1885, it was operated from the start by the Great Western Railway. The line then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Portesham Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Abbotsbury branch railway |
Terminus |
Buildings
A typical William Clarke stone building served the single platform. The station also had a signal box and engine shed, and although neither of these operated for long, the ruins of the engine shed remained until closure. The goods shed however functioned for the life of the branch.
The station closed with the branch in 1952.
The site today
The station building has now been replaced with a private dwelling although the platform remains underneath the length of the building.
Film
The station makes short appearances in the Powell and Pressburger film The Small Back Room.
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
- Abbotsbury station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
Further reading
- Jackson, Brian L. (1989). The Abbotsbury Branch. Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-906867-80-0.
- Karau, Paul (1977). Great Western Branch Line Termini Combined edition. Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-369-5.