Bridport station, 1964
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The photograph on this page of Bridport station, 1964 by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Bridport station, 1964
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: Unknown
This was the terminus for passengers following the closure of West Bay Station in 1930, although freight services continued until 1965. The line survived the immediate aftermath of the Beeching Report, but closed in 1975. This view shows the service being worked by a single car diesel unit, known affectionately as 'Bubble cars'. This type was found on many of the branch lines of the west of England, and eventually became the longest-serving of the British Railways diesel units of its era. The signal at the far end of the platform is of interest, as it is a Southern Railway type, with upper quadrant, despite this having been a Great Western Railway branch. It would have been replaced during the period when the branch fell within the Southern Region of British Railways. The station has disappeared without trace under road and industrial estate development.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.737816
Longitude
-2.746908