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The main
station building, viewed from the station approach road on January 26th
1964. |
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The
Grange Court signalman takes the token as a Hereford to Gloucester
train joins the main line on April 24th, 1964. |
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BR
class 5 4-6-0 no 73021 and GW pannier tank No 4623. |
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This
article from the Gloucester Citizen of March 27th, 1964, makes clear
the savage extent of the Beeching Axe across rural lines in
Gloucestershire. |
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A
last-ditch, but ultimately doomed attempt by the “Railway Invigoration
Society” to save the line. |
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A rare
view of the main building from the railway side. |
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The
central platform, where Hereford-bound passengers would join the
train. |
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A 1964
view from the footbridge, looking towards Gloucester. |
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The
Gloucester Citizen, October 21st 1964 |
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One of the last
passenger tickets ever issued for a journey from Gloucester Central
station to Grange Court for October 28th 1964. |
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The
Beeching Axe falls over Grange Court Junction and other stations, as
reported in the Citizen October 31st 1964. |
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A train
approaches Grange Court from Longhope on the last day of service, 31st
October 1964. |
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A
diesel multiple unit stops at Grange Court on October 31st, 1964, on
its way from South Wales to Gloucester. |
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The
last journey of 44123, 44422, 7034 and 7022, hauled by 7816, presumably
heading for Risca. August 10th 1965. |
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2005 Looking towards Gloucester
Grange Court Junction forty years after its closure
2005 Looking towards Chepstow
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Villagers and others gather to celebrate and remember train operations
forty years after Grange Court Station closes. |
