Holme Lacy railway station

Former railway station in Herefordshire, England

52°01′00″N 2°39′06″W / 52.0168°N 2.6518°W / 52.0168; -2.6518Grid referenceSO552356Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyHereford, Ross and Gloucester RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1 June 1855Station opened2 November 1964Station closed[1][2]
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Hereford, Ross
and Gloucester Railway
Legend
Welsh Marches line (S&HR)
Cotswold Line (OW&WR)
Hereford Barrs Court
Hereford Barton
River Wye
Rotherwas Junction
ROF Rotherwas
Welsh Marches line NA&HR)
Dinedor tunnel
Holme Lacy
Ballingham tunnel
Ballingham
Ballingham Bridge
across the River Wye
Fawley Tunnel
Fawley
River Wye
Backney Halt
Ross-on-Wye
Weston under Penyard Halt
Mitcheldean Road
Lea Line tunnel
Longhope
Blaisdon Halt
Grange Court
Grange Court Junction

Holme Lacy railway station is a disused railway station that served the village of Holme Lacy in Herefordshire. One of the original two stations between Hereford and Ross, along with Fawley, Holme Lacy opened with the line on 1 June 1855[3] it was located on the Great Western Railway line linking Ross-on-Wye and Hereford. The platform remains and the station building has been demolished to foundation level.

  • The rusting railings on the disused platform in 2006.
    The rusting railings on the disused platform in 2006.
  • Another view of the platform, again in 2006.
    Another view of the platform, again in 2006.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 230. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 122. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 501. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Branch Lines around Ross-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 9-12. ISBN 9781906008307. OCLC 370350430.

External links

  • Station site today
  • Holme Lacy on a navigable 1946 O. S. map
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ballingham   Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
British Railways
  Hereford
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Closed railway stations in Herefordshire
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Hereford, Ross and
Gloucester Railway
Leominster and Kington Railway
Kington and Eardisley Railway
Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
Golden Valley Railway
Newport, Abergavenny
and Hereford Railway
West Midland Railway
Ross and Monmouth Railway
Worcester, Bromyard
and Leominster Railway
Ledbury and Gloucester Railway
Other


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