Woodford Halse and the Great Central Railway
Welcome to Part 2 of my Ghosts of the Great Central Railway Mainline. In this episide we're in the sleepy village of Woodford Halse. On the arrival of the Great Central Railway, the village was transformed into a thriving railway town, with a station on the junction of the Stratfor-upon-Avon & Midland Junction Railway. Sizable sidings, engine shed and a large railway footprint to the north.
Upon closure in 1966, the village was once again without a railway and all that remains today is the footprint of the old station site and former trackbed. Two bridges under the station remain, standing tall as a reminder. We can see the old station house and the bricked up entrance arch for the steps upto the station.
The station opened in 1899 as Woodford and Hinton. Hinton is the adjoining village to Woodford. In 1948 it was renamed Woodford Halse, before closing in 1966.
We are visiting various locations on the GCR between Culworth Junction in Northamptonshire and Rugby in Warwickshire. Visiting former station sites, bridges, junctions, old infrastructure, viaducts, tunnels and some other interesting stuff.
Great Central Mainline was built as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire railway. Opening in 1899, it was designed to be as straight as possible with as little gradient as possible. Speed was the aim and express trains travelled between London Marylebone, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester. It was the last UK mainline to be built before HS1 over a century later.
It thrived initially, however with a lack of upkeep, neglect and dwindling usage, it was mothballed during the great railway rationalisation of Dr Beeching in the 1960s - known as the Beeching Axe. Lost railway artefacts and relics are left scattered along the route.
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Upon closure in 1966, the village was once again without a railway and all that remains today is the footprint of the old station site and former trackbed. Two bridges under the station remain, standing tall as a reminder. We can see the old station house and the bricked up entrance arch for the steps upto the station.
The station opened in 1899 as Woodford and Hinton. Hinton is the adjoining village to Woodford. In 1948 it was renamed Woodford Halse, before closing in 1966.
We are visiting various locations on the GCR between Culworth Junction in Northamptonshire and Rugby in Warwickshire. Visiting former station sites, bridges, junctions, old infrastructure, viaducts, tunnels and some other interesting stuff.
Great Central Mainline was built as the London Extension of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire railway. Opening in 1899, it was designed to be as straight as possible with as little gradient as possible. Speed was the aim and express trains travelled between London Marylebone, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester. It was the last UK mainline to be built before HS1 over a century later.
It thrived initially, however with a lack of upkeep, neglect and dwindling usage, it was mothballed during the great railway rationalisation of Dr Beeching in the 1960s - known as the Beeching Axe. Lost railway artefacts and relics are left scattered along the route.
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