taken 12 years ago, near to West Bay, Dorset, England
The Old West Bay Station
West Bay railway station was the terminus of the Bridport Railway. In 1879, the Great Western Railway, extended the railway to Bridport Harbour and the line opened in 1884. The station was called West Bay by the GWR in order to encourage holiday traffic. The line between West Bay and Bridport closed to passengers in 1930, and operated for goods services only until its final closure in 1962. The station building today is a cafe.
SY4690 : West BayRef Adrian Platt's question about the steel posts shown on his image "West Bay": I understand that they were intended to support an angling jetty, but there was insufficient money to complete the project. Maurice D. Budden