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Date: June 30, 2007
The GWR want to replace Broadway Station
The Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway are well under way in their plan to restore the line from Winchcombe to Broadway and as part of that plan they intend to find a relacement station at Broadway for the one that was demolished in the 1960’s.
They have therefore launched a national [...]
The full text of this article is now available on the CotswoldNews.com site here.
Has anybody got a disused Railway Station wanting a good home?
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July 1st, 2007 at 8:10 pm
How about buying the former station house at Betchworth (currently for sale at £255,000)?
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-15417707.rsp?pa_n=1&tr_t=buy
January 8th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
How about Henley in Arden on the North Warwickshire Line as this is the right type of building for the line. If not why not just build a replica of the old one as the foundations are there and the building could be taylored to today use.
January 16th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Hi,
Have you ever looked at some of the station buildings on the ex-GWR main line which ran through Tettenhall, Wombourne, linked up with Baggeridge Colliery and eventually made its way to Stourbridge? There are some amazing buildings along this route. Currently, Tettenhall Station is being used as a nature reserve but why can’t a railway such as the GWSR have it, and then replace the building with a tin shed? There is also original fencing and platform facing here too. Also, Wombourne station is currently being used as a tearoom. Another example of a fine building, going to waste. Why cant both of these buildings be taken down brick-by-brick, and reassembled on the GWSR? At least they would be used for what they were intended for, currently they are wasted where they stand now.
Please see:
http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/regional_map.php
Then click on ‘Tettenhall’ and ‘Wombourn’. Scroll down to the bottom of each page and click ‘Page 2′. This will take you to some images of the station buildings.
If it is possible to move these buildings, please do. Like I said, they are wasted in their current position. The GWSR is a fantastic line and I would love someday to see it go all the way to Stratford! I do hope these buildings wont go to waste like Wolverhampton Low Level has.
February 14th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
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April 4th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
There is a platform in situ at Wednesbury Town Station site which is the seventh picture on the following link, the author says it appears to be in excellent condition! It may not be a station building but its a start!
http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/wednesbury_town.php
Also there seems to be alot of material at the Studly and Astwood Bank Station that may be of use.
http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/studley_&astwood_bank.php
September 4th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Obvious choice is the local Bourton on the Water station.
This opens up the exciting possibility of travelling from Bourton to Monmouth via Toddington…
Any spare GWR Pagoda buildings for Laverton?
October 10th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
In response to Tim Potts post about Tettenhall Station. I am aghast at the idea that you would like to rip it down and replace in somewhere else and Wombourn too. I found this post purely by accident on google…..I’m horrified! Tettenhall station is carefully maintained and used by rangers for the railway’s new use as nature reserve. I believe there are big plans for this to be expanded to the good of the local community and environment.
Tettenhall station is staying here, in Tettenhall where it was built, where it is meant to be, where it is loved by local residents, used by local people and protects the old line….hands off Tim Potts.
January 6th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
In response to Natasha’s comments on 10/10/08, I disagree that neither Wombourn or Tettenhall railway station serves a meaningful purpose. Wombourn station is currently used as a tearoom, and not as a station for which it was designed. This setup can surely be achieved in any building - let the station be used as a station!
Tettenhall station is currently being used as a ‘nature reserve’. However, the station is isolated with little protection - in fact only a few weeks ago I read in the paper that vandals had hit the site. This will not stop, since the station is very open and it gets very dark there at night, with no protection. You say that the station ‘protects the old line’ - I dont see how this is true. It just sits there, as it has done for the past 40 years! Its not loved by local residents either, otherwise there would still be a rail service wouldn’t there?!? I agree that the station building itself is looked after, but the surrounding area is overgrown. Using the building as a nature centre seems a waste when it could potentially serve as a station again. It would be looked after just as well on the GWSR and would actually serve a purpose.
I dont understand your objections to keeping the station in situ - just look at the mess that is currently being made of Wolverhampton Low Level Station. Wolverhampton Council have no regard for rail transport, the site would have made a perfect metro terminus. I can see Tettenhall and Wombourn following suit. Tettenhall is in a prime location for housing and is in fact surrounded by houses. When those that run the tearoom sell up, what then for the station building?!? At least both would secure a long term future on the GWSR, so why not move both stations there and see them in their full glory again?
October 21st, 2009 at 12:53 am
tried to contact someone via the gwr website but regret no response.
also have a picture of the ‘Coffee Pot’ passing the signal box .
Have become aware of the plan to rebuild Broadway station as was-very relieved about that. If I lived closer would help for sure