Westham Halt railway station

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Westham Halt was a small railway station in Westham on the Portland Branch Railway in the west of the English county of Dorset.

Westham Halt
Remains of Westham Halt in 2016
General information
LocationWestham, Dorset
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWeymouth and Portland Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
British Railways (Southern Region)
Key dates
July 1909 (1909-07)Official opening
1952Closed to passengers

History

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The first piece of equipment on the site was a small ground frame on the site, installed in 1891 to control the road crossing.[1] The station proper was opened in July 1909, and was sited about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of the bridge over Radipole Lake. It was part of a scheme that saw several halts opened on the GWR and other railways to counter road competition. Services were provided by Railmotors, carriages equipped with driving ends and their own small steam engine. The station closed to passenger services with the branch in 1952.

The site today

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The former trackbed of the line is located on the Rodwell Trail walk. The former platform is still located next to the site of the level crossing over Abbotsbury Road.

References

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  • R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • J.H. Lucking (1968). Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society.

Notes

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Melcombe Regis
Line and station closed
  GWR and LSWR
Portland Branch Railway
  Rodwell
Line and station closed

50°36′42″N 2°27′37″W / 50.6118°N 2.4604°W / 50.6118; -2.4604