Bourton-on-the-Water Station
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Bourton-on-the-Water Station
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 27 Mar 1961
View eastward, towards Kingham; ex-Great Western, Cheltenham (St. James') - Andoversford - Kingham line. The station and line (from Lansdown Junction, Cheltenham) were closed to passengers 15/10/62, to goods 7/9/64. Before World War II, the 'Ports to Ports' Express between Newcastle-on-Tyne and Swansea ran over this route, using the avoiding line at Kingham from the line from Banbury, also through coaches from Paddington to Cheltenham joined at Kingham and there was long-distance freight, including ironstone traffic from Hook Norton.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.891079
Longitude
-1.755253