Four Oaks Halt railway station

Ledbury and Gloucester Railway
For canal icons used below, please refer to waterways legend instead. Cotswold Line Ledbury Ledbury Tunnel Hereford Road Skew Bridge Ledbury Town Halt A449 River Leadon Greenway Halt Preston Brook B4215 Dymock Four Oaks Halt Ell Brook Newent B4215 Malswick Halt B4215 Barbers Bridge Gloucester–Newport line Over Junction River Severn Alney Island Gloucester Docks branch River Severn Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Central Gloucester Eastgate Tuffley Loop Cross Country Route to Bristol Cross Country Route to Birmingham

Four Oaks Halt was a request stop on the former Ledbury and Gloucester Railway. It was located 2 miles north of Newent. The station opened on 16 October 1937 and closed in 1959 when passenger services were withdrawn from the line.[1]

There was a simple wooden platform and shelter, built on the line of the lifted double track when it was singled.[2]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Newent		Ledbury and Gloucester Railway Great Western Railway		Dymock

References

1. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/b/barbers_bridge/index.shtml
2. Picture and commentary on flicr

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2004). Worcester to Hereford. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 87-88. ISBN 9781904474388. OCLC 862604858.