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The
main station building, viewed from the station approach
road on January 26th 1964.
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The Grange Court signalman takes the token as a Hereford to Gloucester train joins the main line on April 24th, 1964.
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BR class 5 4-6-0 no 73021 and GW pannier tank No 4623.
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This article from the Gloucester Citizen of March 27th, 1964, makes clear the savage extent of the Beeching Axe across rural lines in Gloucestershire.
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A last-ditch, but ultimately doomed attempt by the “Railway Invigoration Society” to save the line.
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A rare view of the main building from the railway side.
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The central platform, where Hereford-bound passengers would join the train.
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A 1964 view from the footbridge, looking towards Gloucester.
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The Gloucester Citizen, October 21st 1964
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One
of the last passenger tickets ever issued for a journey
from Gloucester Central station to Grange Court
for October 28th 1964. |
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The Beeching Axe falls over Grange Court Junction and other stations, as reported in the Citizen October 31st 1964.
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A train approaches Grange Court from Longhope on the last day of service, 31st October 1964.
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A diesel multiple unit stops at Grange Court on October 31st, 1964, on its way from South Wales to Gloucester. |
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The last journey of 44123, 44422, 7034 and 7022, hauled by 7816, presumably heading for
Risca. August 10th 1965.
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2005
Looking towards Gloucester
Grange
Court Junction forty years after its closure
2005
Looking towards Chepstow |
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Villagers and others gather to celebrate and remember train operations forty years after Grange Court Station closes.
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