Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway
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The Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway was a 24.5 miles (39.4 km) long Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway Company built single track branch railway line that ran between a junction near Bransford Road on the West Midland Railway line south of Worcester (present day Cotswold Line
) to the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
line south of Leominster
via eight intermediate stations, , , , , , , , and .
, founder of the British Medical Association
took 36 years to construct was opened in four sections finishing in 1897.
The first section ran from Bromyard Junction to Yearsett which opened in 1874, the remaining section to Bromyard was completed in 1877. At the other end of the line a section from Leominster
from was completed in 1884. Although locally popular the line rarely made a profit and the operating company went into liquidation. The remaining section was completed in 1897 by the Great Western Railway
who acquired the line from its liquidator in 1888.
The Bromyard
to Leominster
section closed in 1952, and the remaining section to Worcester closing in 1964 under order of Dr Beeching .
Cotswold Line
The Cotswold Line is an railway line between and in England.-Route:The line comprises all or part of the following Network Rail routes:*GW 200 from Oxford*GW 310 from Wolvercot Junction*GW 300 from Norton Junction*GW 340 from Worcester Shrub Hill...
) to the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
The Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway was an independently developed English railway, the first to run train services in Herefordshire.Built between 1850 and 1853, it crossed a number of services by both the Great Western Railway and London and North Western Railway companies, became a joint...
line south of Leominster
Leominster railway station
Leominster railway station lies on the Welsh Marches Line serving the Herefordshire town of Leominster in England.Leominster has 2 Platforms for North and South bound trains respectively.-History:...
via eight intermediate stations, , , , , , , , and .
History
Authorised on 1 August 1861, the line run by the Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway Company and its first chairman Sir Charles HastingsSir Charles Hastings
Sir Charles Hastings was a medical surgeon and a founder of the British Medical Association, the BMA, originally Provincial Medical and Surgical Association on July 19, 1832....
, founder of the British Medical Association
British Medical Association
The British Medical Association is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The association’s headquarters are located in BMA House,...
took 36 years to construct was opened in four sections finishing in 1897.
The first section ran from Bromyard Junction to Yearsett which opened in 1874, the remaining section to Bromyard was completed in 1877. At the other end of the line a section from Leominster
Leominster railway station
Leominster railway station lies on the Welsh Marches Line serving the Herefordshire town of Leominster in England.Leominster has 2 Platforms for North and South bound trains respectively.-History:...
from was completed in 1884. Although locally popular the line rarely made a profit and the operating company went into liquidation. The remaining section was completed in 1897 by the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
who acquired the line from its liquidator in 1888.
The Bromyard
Bromyard
Bromyard is a town in northeast Herefordshire, England with a population of approximately 4,000. It lies near to the county border with Worcestershire on the A44 between Leominster and Worcester. Bromyard has a number of traditional half-timbered pubs and some buildings dating back to Norman times...
to Leominster
Leominster railway station
Leominster railway station lies on the Welsh Marches Line serving the Herefordshire town of Leominster in England.Leominster has 2 Platforms for North and South bound trains respectively.-History:...
section closed in 1952, and the remaining section to Worcester closing in 1964 under order of Dr Beeching .