Jump to content

Tufts Junction

Coordinates: 51°43′49″N 2°32′10″W / 51.73034°N 2.53603°W / 51.73034; -2.53603
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by GreenC bot (talk | contribs) at 01:41, 28 June 2019 (Add {{Unreferenced}} (via noref bot)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Dean Forest Railway
Parkend
Whitecroft
Tufts Bridge
over River Lyd
Severn and Wye Railway
to Princess Royal Colliery
Tufts Junction
Norchard
High Level | Low Level
Lydney Town
St Mary's Halt
Pidcock's Canal
Lydney Junction National Rail
for Gloucester–Newport line

Tufts Junction was a junction on the Severn and Wye Railway between Lydney Town and Whitecroft. The junction is now on the Dean Forest Railway between Norchard and Whitecroft.

History

A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Tufts Junction

The Junction is where the Mineral loop and branch to Parkhill Colliery branched off from the main Severn and Wye line from Lydney to Lydbrook and Cinderford. The single line diverged into three. All three lines were closed between the 1950s and 1970s.

The main line through the junction has been restored by the Dean Forest Railway which runs between Lydney Junction and Parkend.

51°43′49″N 2°32′10″W / 51.73034°N 2.53603°W / 51.73034; -2.53603