Wild Swan Books
The Forest of Dean Branch Volume One
Ian Pope & Paul Karau
Hardback - 234 pages - £25.00
Contents- An Outline History
- Along the Line
- Newnham
- Bullo Yard
- Bullo Dock, Wagon Works & Rubber Mill
- Bullo Cross Halt
- Cooper's Siding
- Stroudley Siding & Iron Works
- Upper Stroudley Halt
- Scilly Point Siding
- Shakemantle Iron Mine & Quarry
- Perseverance & Quidchurch Sidings
- Staple Edge Halt
- Staple Edge Brickworks
- Eastern United Colliery
- Meerbrook Siding
- Ruspidge Halt
- Cinderford Bridge Colliery & Ironworks
- Ruspidge Ballast Siding
- Lightmoor Crossing
- Bilson
- Cinderford Junction
- Cinderford
Part One of a detailed study documenting this fascinating and little known line which connected numerous industries in the depths of the Forest with the South Wales main line at Bullo. Generously illustrated with photographs, maps and track diagrams, this account also details the various industries served by the railway, the belated introduction of passenger services, and operational details.
Although self-contained, the two volumes of the Forest of Dean Branch complement the "Severn & Wye Railway" series. This first volume takes the reader from Newnham, the junction station for passenger services, through Bullo (where the Forest of Dean branch connected with the South Wales main line), to Bilston and Cinderford. Volume Two covers the lines north of Bilson - the Churchway and Whimsey branches.
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