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Cinderford New
In 1950
General information
Location	Cinderford, Forest of Dean England
Coordinates	51°49′29″N 2°30′24″W / 51.8248°N 2.5067°W / 51.8248; -2.5067
Grid reference	SO652141
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Severn and Wye Railway/Great Western Railway joint
Pre-grouping	S&WR/GWR joint
Post-grouping	S&WR/GWR joint
Key dates
2 July 1900 (1900-07-02)	Station opened
3 November 1958 (1958-11-03)	Station closed

Cinderford New railway station was a railway station that was opened by the former Severn and Wye Railway to serve the mining town of Cinderford.

The station was later operated by both the Midland Railway and Great Western Railway after a loop to the station, via Cinderford Junction from the Forest of Dean Branch (ex Bullo Pill Railway) at Bilson was constructed.

History

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Railways legend Waterways legend
Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway Mitcheldean Road Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway Mitcheldean Road & Forest of Dean Jn Ry Drybrook Quarry Ross and Monmouth Railway Drybrook Halt Lydbrook Junction Nailbridge Halt Steam Mills Crossing Halt Lower Lydbrook Churchway Colliery Upper Lydbrook Whimsey Halt Mineral Loop Drybrook Road Coleford Railway Serridge Platform Cinderford New Wimberry Quarry Whitecliff Quarry Bilson Halt Speech House Road Ruspidge Halt Bicslade Tramroad Staple Edge Halt Bicslade Wharf Eastern United Colliery Coleford (CR) Upper Soudley Halt Coleford (S&WR) Bullo Cross Halt Gloucester– Newport line Milkwall Newnham Parkhill Colliery Ruddle Road Halt New Fancy Colliery Howbeach Colliery Parkend Forest of Dean Central Railway Whitecroft Awre for Blakeney Tufts Junction Mineral Loop Norchard River Severn Middle Forge Jcn Lydney Town Severn Railway Bridge Severn Bridge Gloucester and Sharpness Canal St Mary's Halt Sharpness Lydney Junction Sharpness Docks Lydney Sharpness branch line Upper Forge Lydney Harbour Pidcock's Canal Lydney Canal Lower Forge Gloucester– Newport line River Severn

The station was located at about 6 miles from Newnham.

The first idea of a railway station at Cinderford was pressed as early as 1876, however construction on a station did not begin until 1898.

The station was opened for passengers on 2 July 1900 by the Severn and Wye Railway, with the first train being an excursion to Weston-Super-Mare via Parkend, Lydney and the Severn Railway Bridge.

A loop from Bilson junction was completed in April 1908 with a ruling gradient of 1 in 51 over a distance of approximately 30 chains, connecting the former Forest of Dean Railway and the Severn and Wye Railway in a terminus station.

Before this station was opened, Bilson Halt on the Forest Of Dean Branch temporarily served the town from August 1907 until the opening of the loop which connected the two railways.

The last day of passenger services was 1 November 1958. The 14:52 Newnham to Cinderford train consisted of four coaches hauled by a GWR 5700 Class pannier tank locomotive No. 7750 built at Swindon Works. The locomotive collected a Siphon-G from the goods siding at Cinderford (outgoing traffic from Rosedales plastics) and then formed the 16:08 return service to Newnham.

The station remained opened for goods traffic until the line was finally closed in 1967.

Services

References

1. ^ Pope & Karau 1997, p. 235.
2. "A Very Telegraphic Despatch". The Graphic: An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper. London. 7 October 1876. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com. [REDACTED]
3. Pope & Karau 1992, p. 226.
4. ^ Pope & Karau 1992, p. 227.
5. Pope & Karau 1992, p. 201.
6. Pope & Karau 1997, p. 389.
7. Pope & Karau 1997, p. 410.

• Pope, Ian; Karau, Paul (1992). The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 1. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-05-4.
• Pope, Ian; Karau, Paul (1997). The Forest of Dean Branch - Volume 2. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-874103-36-4.

• Disused railway stations in Gloucestershire
• Former Great Western Railway stations
• Former Severn and Wye Railway stations
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1900
• Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1958