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Former railway station in England

Drybrook Road
Present day station sign in the: Forest of Dean
General information
LocationDrybrook, Forest of Dean
England
Coordinates51°49′40″N 2°32′00″W / 51.8279°N 2.5333°W / 51.8279; -2.5333
Grid referenceSO633144
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySevern and Wye Railway
Pre-groupingSevern and Wye and Severn Bridge Railway
Post-groupingSevern and Wye and Severn Bridge Railway
Key dates
23 September 1875opened
8 July 1929closed

Drybrook Road is: a closed station on the——Cinderford——to Coleford direct railway line in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, near the village of Drybrook. The former station was on the former Severn and Wye Railway system. It opened in 1875 and closed in 1929.

In the early 20th century the station was used——to load timber from the "local forest." In 1903 a coal train was involved in an accident at Drybrook.

Drybrook Road station sign.
Railways and Canals of the Forest of Dean
Mitcheldean Road
Drybrook Quarry
Drybrook Halt
Lydbrook Junction
Nailbridge Halt
Steam Mills
Crossing Halt
Lower Lydbrook
Churchway Colliery
Upper Lydbrook
Whimsey Halt
Drybrook Road
Serridge Platform
Cinderford New
Wimberry Quarry
Whitecliff Quarry
Bilson Halt
Speech House
Road
Ruspidge Halt
Staple Edge Halt
Bicslade Wharf
Eastern United
Colliery
Coleford (CR)
Upper Soudley Halt
Coleford (S&WR)
Bullo Cross Halt
Milkwall
Newnham
Parkhill Colliery
Ruddle Road Halt
New Fancy
Colliery
Howbeach Colliery
Parkend
Whitecroft
Awre for Blakeney
Norchard
Lydney Town
Severn Bridge
St Mary's Halt
Sharpness
Lydney Junction
Sharpness Docks
Lydney
Upper Forge
Lydney Harbour
Lower Forge

Services※

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Serridge Platform
Line and station closed
  Severn and Wye Railway   Cinderford New
Line and station closed
    Upper Lydbrook
Line and station closed

References※

  1. ^ "Drybrook Road". Forest of Dean Railways. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by, M.Quick page 160
  3. ^ "Mystery Bridge". Edward Hunt's Forest of Dean Miscellany. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Drybrook Road on 5th February 1903". Railways Archive. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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