Brimscombe railway station explained

Brimscombe
Status:Disused
Borough:Brimscombe, Stroud
Country:England
Coordinates:51.7169°N -2.178°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:1 June 1845
Events:Opened as Brimscomb
Years1:circa June 1865
Events1:Renamed Brimscomb near Chalford
Years2:circa 1887
Events2:Renamed Brimscombe near Chalford
Years3:2 August 1897
Events3:Renamed Brimscombe
Years4:2 November 1964
Events4:Closed

Brimscombe was opened on 1 June 1845 on what is now the Golden Valley Line between and in Gloucestershire. This line was opened in 1845 as the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway from Swindon to Gloucester, and this station opened 3 weeks after the general opening of the line, originally as "Brimscomb". The station was renamed as "Brimscomb near Chalford" in June 1865 and finally to Brimscombe on 2 August 1897.

The main building was on the up side (towards Kemble) and consisted of a Brunel style chalet building with a large canopy and a bay window. On the down platform, a large waiting shelter with canopy was provided and a covered footbridge was provided in 1898 following the death of a young woman crossing the line. A large stone good shed with timber ends was provided along with several sidings at the west end of the station on up side. Originally, a small signal box stood at the west end of the down platform, but this was replaced with a new west box in July 1896 and an east box on the up platform in 1898, following the increase in freight traffic.

At the eastern end of up platform, a small engine shed with an integral water tower over the entrance was built. This was used by banking engines based at Brimscombe that assisted freight trains up the 1 in 75 Sapperton Bank beyond Chalford. The 1934 GWR locomotive allocation lists 2-6-2T 31xx class no.3171 as based at Brimscombe and in the 1960s this would have been a 2-6-2T of the 51xx or 61xx classes.

Closure of the station came on 2 November 1964 following the withdrawal of local stopping passenger services on the line. Goods traffic had ceased the previous year on 12 August 1963. Almost all traces of the station have gone and it appears that the adjacent A419 road has been realigned through the eastern side of the station.

Stationmasters

Services

This halt was served by the Gloucester to Chalford local passenger services, known as the Chalford Auto.

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Notes and References

  1. News: . Presentation to a late Stationmaster . Tenbury Wells Advertiser . England . 13 March 1900 . 27 June 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  2. News: . Presentation to the Stationmaster . Worcestershire Chronicle . England . 24 March 1900 . 27 June 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  3. News: . The “Great Western Railway” Magazine . Gloucester Journal . England . 7 December 1907 . 27 June 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  4. News: . Tetbury . Gloucester Citizen . England . 4 May 1900 . 27 June 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  5. News: . Mr. W. H. Penson . Gloucestershire Echo . England . 24 January 1941 . 27 June 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  6. News: . Brimscombe Presentation . Gloucester Journal . England . 12 February 1938 . 27 June 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .