Bath Jct. - Holes Bay Jct. [Poole]
Date Closed to Passenger Services
7 Mar 1966
Mileage Closed
66m 5c*
Stations Closed
Midford; Wellow; Shoscombe & Single Hill Halt; Radstock (North); Midsomer Norton (South); Chilcompton; Binegar; Masbury Halt; Shepton Mallet (Charlton Road); Evercreech New; Evercreech Junction; Cole; Wincanton; Templecombe (Lower) (17/01/1887); Templecombe; Henstridge; Stalbridge; Sturminster Newton; Shillingstone; Stourpaine & Durweston Halt (17/09/1956); Blandford Forum (2nd); Blandford (1st) (1863?); Charlton Marshall Halt (17/09/1956); Spetisbury Halt (17/09/1956); Bailey Gate; Corfe Mullen Halt; Broadstone; Creekmoor Halt
Services Operated
Bristol (Temple Meads)/Bath (Green Park) - Templecombe/Bournemouth West
Timetable Reference
BR (WR) 14 Jun 65 - 17 Apr 66 Table 33
Cobb Atlas Reference
95 73 64 - 35 01 91
Present Status
Preserved - Midsomer Norton - approx. 1 mile S. Dismantled - remainder.
Map
RCH West of England 1918
Further Notes
ACD - Mon 07/03/1966 - SRCRA; PNM 1980 p16. No Sunday service, LTR - Sat 05/03/1966.
*RCH WE 1924.
See also Mangotsfield Station Jct. - Bath (Green Park); Evercreech Junction (Jct.) - Highbridge (East).
Midsomer Norton - approx. 1m S RO by the Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust as a preserved heritage railway.
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