2011

SY4690 : The Old West Bay Station

taken 12 years ago, near to West Bay, Dorset, England

The Old West Bay Station
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.

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Geographical Context: Railways Derelict, Disused
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · West Bay [913] · Harbour [370] · Bridport [193] · 2010 [67] ·
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SY4690, 1030 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 29 December, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 2 February, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 4653 9042 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:42.6565N 2:45.5197W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 4653 9035
View Direction
NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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