Calne Railway Station - the last day
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Calne Railway Station - the last day
Image: © Martin Tester Taken: 18 Sep 1965
The Calne branch line has been transporting residents of Calne the 5 miles to Chippenham since November 1863 but it is all about to end. It's late afternoon & one of the very last trains has arrived. Closure of 2 nearby RAF bases had meant a significant drop in passenger traffic. Goods facilities had been withdrawn 2 years previously as indicated by the complete absence of sidings in the goods yard. In previous years the Harris Bacon Factory had provided much business, both inwards & outwards. The station building has since long been demolished; initially an industrial estate was built on the site but even that has gone - being replaced by housing development in 2014.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.434939
Longitude
-2.008295