Four Oaks Halt railway station

Four Oaks Halt was a request stop on the former Ledbury and Gloucester Railway. It was located 2 miles north of Newent. The station opened on 16 October 1937 and closed in 1959 when passenger services were withdrawn from the line.[1]

There was a simple wooden platform and shelter, built on the line of the lifted double track when it was singled.[2]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Newent   Ledbury and Gloucester Railway
Great Western Railway		   Dymock

References
  1. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/b/barbers_bridge/index.shtml
  2. Picture and commentary on flicr

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2004). Worcester to Hereford. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 87-88. ISBN 9781904474388. OCLC 862604858.


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