Aberthaw High Level, situated on the Vale of Glamorgan line, which nowadays only sees freight traffic. Buy Print |
Bournemouth West, looking north towards Branksome, the depot can be seen on the right. Buy Print |
Bournemouth West: Looking south towards the former station site (out of view behind the stabled EMU). This section survives to provide access to the adjacent depot. Buy Print |
Burton & Holme station building survives on the up side and is glimpsed briefly from a passing train. Buy Print |
Castlethorpe, with the up fast line nearest, the centre platform is an amazing survivor. The slow lines are furthest from the camera. Buy Print |
Castlethorpe. Closed in September 1964, the down fast platform seen here with a Birmingham bound express hurrying past. Thanks to Richard Ashby for pointing out that the 'white line' is almost certainly cable troughing, and not a painted line as I originally thought! Buy Print |
Deurne station site on the now freight only line from Dienst to Tessenderloo in the Dutch speaking part of Belgium. Buy Print |
Fishguard & Goodwick view 1. Not quite a 'lost line', as the GW mainline to Fishguard Harbour passes through, but certainly no trains are likely to call here anymore. Buy Print |
Fishguard & Goodwick view 2. Buy Print |
Gileston station buildings still remain, albeit derelict. This is the freight only Vale of Glamorgan line, South Wales. Buy Print |
Grand Halleux, entre Trois Pont et Vielsalm, Ligne 43 Belgique. La gare fermée 29 mai 1988. Buy Print |
Grayrigg station was situated north of Oxenholme. It was little used and no trace remains of the station, the site today hosts various electrical paraphenalia needed to keep the Pendolinos supplied with 25kv supply. This view is of the down side. Buy Print |
Great Bridgeford, situated between Stafford on Crewe on the WCML. This view is of the down side, with a row of LNWR cottages visible in the distance. |
Langerbrugge, situated in Belgium the station building survives on a freight line north of Gent/Gand. Buy Print |
Liotte était situeé 2 km apres Rivage, vers Aywaille. Buy Print |
Madeley, situated on the WCML between Stafford and Crewe. This view is of the down side, with the slow lines on the right hand side. Buy Print |
Mathry Road station site on the GW line to Fishguard Harbour. Buy Print |
Milnthorpe follows on from Burton & Holme as you head north along the WCML towards Oxenholme. The down side station building survives today and appears to have recently received new doors and windows. Buy Print |
Okehampton station viewed in 1990 from a Hertforshire Railtour. At this time the line was used for freight only. Happily, preservation keeps hope alive here now. Buy Print |
Soho Road, north of Birmingham New St on the line between Perry Bar and Soho Jns. There was once an island platform, note the two tone brickwork on the overbridge where the station access was bricked up after closure. Buy Print |
Stoumont, entre Aywaille et Trois Pont, Ligne 43 Belgique. Cette gare sera supprimée 2 juin 1984. Buy Print |
Tebay station site in 2007 viewed from a train in the down loop on the WCML. The branch to Kirkby Stephen (closed in 1952) veered away to the right in the distance, Tebay station itself closed in 1968. Buy Print |
Tessenderloo station is closed to passengers but still used by SNCB staff to deal with freight trains serving the adjacent chemical works. Buy Print |
Verney Junction seen in 1993 from the appropriately entitled "The Mothball' railtour, heading towards Bletchley. The island platform remains can be seen in the centre of the photo. The Metropolitan Railways' line from Baker Street terminated here in the now overgrown area to the right. Buy Print |
Verney Junction, the line is now 'mothballed', not closed . This view looking east is from the former Bletchley bound platform - now trackless. The former junction site where the Metropolitan Railways lines swept in from the right is unrecognisable. Buy Print |
Whitmore was situated on the WCML between Stafford and Crewe. The old station building still survives on the road overbridge, and the gap between the running lines betrays the existence one time of a platform. Buy Print |
Wolfs Castle Halt on the former Great Western line to Fishguard Harbour. No buildings remain here, but the platform remains appear in sound condition despite the encroaching foliage. This section of line is single track, this photo was taken from the summer dated loco-hauled train that ran during the summer of 2006 between Cardiff and Fishguard Harbour. Buy Print |
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