Willersey Halt railway station

Willersey Halt
Badsey Lane bridge near station site in February 2010.
General information
Location	Willersey, Cotswold England
Coordinates	52°03′28″N1°51′07″W / 52.0578°N 1.8519°W / 52.0578; -1.8519 Coordinates: 52°03′28″N1°51′07″W / 52.0578°N 1.8519°W / 52.0578; -1.8519
Grid reference	SP102399
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 August 1904 (1904-08-01)	Opened
7 March 1960 (1960-03-07)	Closed

Willersey Halt railway station served the village of Willersey, Gloucestershire, England between 1904 and 1960.

History

The halt was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 August 1904. ^{[1] [2]} Situated only a half-mile from the village of Willersey, the station was to the south-west of the road bridge, and there were two 100-foot (30 m) wooden platforms, each with a corrugated iron "pagoda" shelter. ^{[3] [4] [5]} As with Gretton Halt and Laverton Halt, no sidings or facilities were provided. ^{[4] [6]} The halt came under the responsibility of the stationmaster at Broadway. ^[5] The initial service consisted of 9 Down and 8 Up railmotor services a day. ^[5] In November 1906, authorisation was given for the extension of the platforms to 152 feet (46 m) at a cost of £30. ^[5]

It was closed by British Railways on 7 March 1960. ^{[1] [7] [2]}

Present day

Little remains of the halt apart from some old railings at the end of the footpath on the village side. The trackbed through the site is unbreached and is in use as a footpath. ^[8]

References

Notes

1. Butt (1995), p. 250.
2. Quick (2009), p. 412.
3. Mitchell & Smith (2005), fig. 44.
4. Yorke (2009), p. 86.
5. Baker (1994), p. 83.
6. Maggs & Nicholson (1985), p. 36.
7. Clinker (1988), p. 149.
8. Siviter (2003), p. 81.

Sources

• Baker, Audie (1994). The Stratford on Avon to Cheltenham Railway. Grasscroft, Oldham: Irwell Press. ISBN   978-1-871608-62-5.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Clinker, C.R. (1988) [1978]. Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 (2nd ed.). Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN   978-0-905466-91-0. OCLC   655703233.

• Maggs, Colin G.; Nicholson, Peter (1985). The Honeybourne Line: The continuing story of the Cheltenham to Honeybourne and Stratford upon Avon Railway. Cheltenham: Line One Publishing. ISBN   978-0-907036-12-8.
• Mitchell, Victor E.; Smith, Keith (August 2005) [1998]. Stratford upon Avon to Cheltenham. Country Railway Routes. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN   1-901706-25-7.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.
• Siviter, Roger (2003) [1997]. The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. Kettering, Northants: Past & Present Publishing. ISBN   1-85895-208-5.
• Yorke, Stan (2009). Lost Railways of Gloucestershire. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. ISBN   978-1-84674-163-0.

External links

• Willersey Halt on navigable 1946 O.S. map

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Weston-sub-Edge Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Honeybourne Line		Broadway Line closed station open