Holme Lacy railway station
Holme Lacy | |
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 The overgrown platform in 2006. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Holme Lacy, Herefordshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°01′00″N 2°39′06″W / 52.0168°N 2.6518°W |
| Grid reference | SO552356 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1855 | Station opened |
| 2 November 1964 | Station closed[1][2] |
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Holme Lacy railway station is a disused railway station that served the village of Holme Lacy in Herefordshire. One of the original two stations between Hereford and Ross, along with Fawley, Holme Lacy opened with the line on 1 June 1855[3] it was located on the Great Western Railway line linking Ross-on-Wye and Hereford. The platform remains and the station building has been demolished to foundation level.
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The rusting railings on the disused platform in 2006. -
Another view of the platform, again in 2006.
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 230. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 122. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 501. OCLC 931112387.
Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Branch Lines around Ross-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 9-12. ISBN 9781906008307. OCLC 370350430.
External links
[edit]Former Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Ballingham | Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway British Railways |
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