Golden Valley Jct. [Pontrilas] - Hay Jct. (divergence point)
Date Closed to Passenger Services
8 Dec 1941
Mileage Closed
18m 22c*
Stations Closed
Abbeydore; Bacton; Vowchurch; Peterchurch; Dorstone; Westbrook; Green's Siding; Clifford
Services Operated
Pontrilas - Hay
Timetable Reference
B1295 Jun 1941 85
Cobb Atlas Reference
166 40 27 - 191 23 43
Present Status
Dismantled
Map
RCH Gloucestershire & Oxfordshire Districts 1911
Further Notes
ACD - Mon 08/12/1941 - RPSGB p530. No Sunday service, LTR - Sat 06/12/1941. OCD - Mon 15/12/1941, hence date quoted in C, PNM 1980 p50 & DRS.
Line had chequered history of early closures - see RPSGB p530.
Also see RM 1901 May p479 & Jun p491-5 article "The Golden Valley Railway".
*Approximate mileage from divergence point. Golden Valley Jct. - Hay Jct. 18m 52c - SRS RR GW431. Branch ran parallel to main line for approximately 0m 30c from Hay Jct. to divergence point.
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