Westham railway station

Westham Halt was a small railway station on the Portland Branch Railway in the west of the English county of Dorset. Opened in July 1909, it was sited about half a mile 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 with the branch in 1952.

The Site Today

The former trackbed of the line is a popular walk and the platform is still there next to a level crossing and fairly accessible. [http://railways-1960s-1980s.fotopic.net/p27036659.html]

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Further reading

*cite book|author=R.V.J.Butt, |title= The Directory of Railway Stations |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |year=1995 ISBN 1 85260 508 1

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Further Reference

The Rodwell Trail [http://website.lineone.net/~wendyedwards/rodwelltrail021.html]