GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY STATIONS 1947
This book is the result of over 25 years research and collecting photographs of
Great Western Railway stations. It is the first of two parts which intend to show all
Great Western Railway passenger stations in use at 1947. There are 711 stations having a track diagram.
Each has at least one photograph associated with it, resulting in over 950 photographs in this book.
Dates of passenger opening and where applicable, closure, are provided for each station.
Brief line histories are also included, with maps at the front and an appendix of stations at the back,
to assist in the location of stations within the book.
£26.00
ISBN 978 0 9567317 0 8
A PHOTOGRAPHIC & TRACK DIAGRAM SURVEY
PART ONE (NUMBERS 1 - 720)
THE SOUTH WEST, SOUTH & MIDLANDS
BY R.J.SMITH
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THE ONLY KNOWN SOURCE TO SHOW ALL STATIONS IN TWO VOLUMES
An essential reference book, for railway modellers, enthusiasts and anyone interested
in a quick overview of stations in a particular area.
Photographs mostly show the station as it was in 1947.
Track diagrams in the same format to give an easy comparison between locations.
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Most stations had
2 platforms, 389 in all.
76 stations had
4 or more platforms.
180 stations had only
one platform.
There were 170 Halts
(Halts by name, or of
halt type construction),
25 did not have a
Halt or Platform suffix.
4 were demoted stations.
8 were private or
unadvertised.
There were 39 termini,
excluding those termini
where the line ran onwards
as a goods line, such as at
Looe, Portishead or Easton.
© Copyright 2011 Robin Smith
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY STATIONS
(AND GREAT WESTERN JOINT STATIONS)
1941 - 1947
This book was published in 2005.
It shows the history and line histories of 1612 passenger or former passenger stations.
There are also 86 station photographs of stations over various parts of the system.
A comprehensive index also contains line references and an alphabetical list of all the stations.
STILL AVAILABLE
FROM THE KIDDERMINSTER RAILWAY MUSEUM
AND VARIOUS BOOKSHOPS
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