Sandsfoot Castle railway station

Sandsfoot Castle railway station

Sandsfoot Castle 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 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 remains of the timber platform are still there on the Rodwell Trail, a popular local walk.The Rodwell Trail [http://website.lineone.net/~wendyedwards/rodwelltrail010.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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References

The Rodwell Trail [http://website.lineone.net/~wendyedwards/rodwelltrail010.html]


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