Staple Edge Halt railway station

Staple Edge Halt railway station is a disused railway station opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) on the former Bullo Pill Railway, later known as the GWR Forest of Dean Branch.

Staple Edge Halt
LocationRuspidge, Forest of Dean
England
Coordinates51.8014°N 2.5102°W / 51.8014; -2.5102
Grid referenceSO649114
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
3 August 1907 (1907-08-03)Station opened
3 November 1958 (1958-11-03)Station closed

History
A 1911 RCH map of railways in the vicinity of Staple Edge Halt.

The Halt was located about 3 miles 15 chains from Newnham on a 1 in 71 gradient.[1]

The station opened when the Passenger services were introduced on 3 August 1907 and served the cottages that were owned by H. Crawshay & Co., the staple edge brickworks and Eastern United Colliery.[2]

The low platform was constructed from wood. A pagoda style building was provided from the outset.[3]

A two-lever ground frame gave access to the sidings of Eastern United Colliery until 1912 when a new goods loop was provided on the west side of the single line.[4]

The points and signals were worked from a new 21 lever signal box, containing a frame of 17 working levers and 4 spare. The new facilities had been installed and were in use by December 1913.[5]

The frame was later extended to 23 levers in the connection with the installation of the Cast House Sidings on the East side of the single line.[6]

Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Upper Soudley Halt
Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Bullo Pill Railway		   Ruspidge Halt
Line and station closed

References
  1. Pope, Ian; Karau, Paul (1997). The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 2. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. p. 235. ISBN 1-874103-36-4.
  2. Pope, Ian; Karau, Paul (1992). The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. pp. 132, 133. ISBN 1-874103-05-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Pope & Karau 1992, p. 166
  4. Pope & Karau 1992, p. 136
  5. Pope & Karau 1992, p. 140
  6. Pope & Karau 1992, pp. 168, 169

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Branch Lines around Ross-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 81-85. ISBN 9781906008307. OCLC 370350430.
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