Station Building Gallery

Wheatley Station, Oxfordshire

A fine view of Wheatley Station in Oxfordshire with its row of BR fire buckets hung neatly on the wall of the station building. The sign secured to the bank just beyond the station building politely requests that passengers cross the line by means of the bridge which can just be seen to the left of the photograph

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Preteign Station, Wales, 1959

A view of Preteign Station in Presteigne on the Welsh borders. This image show the station buildings and was taken in 1959 after passenger services had ceased. Presteign station opened in 1875 and closed to passengers in the early 1950s after a national coal shortage and general decline in passenger numbers. The station remained open for goods traffic until 1964

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Yeovil Town Station, Somerset, c.1950s

A bustling scene at Yeovil Town Station taken in the late 1950's. The chimneys of the large station building can be seen above the platform canopy, and the passenger footbridge which straddled the tracks is visible at the far end of the three platforms. When it first opened in June 1861, the jointly owned station was served by four signal boxes, two station masters houses and two station masters whose joint cooperation must have been essential for the smooth running of the line.
The station closed to passengers in October 1966

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