Westbury railway station [2]

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Westbury railway station [2]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 28 Jul 2022

A long line of stone wagons on a siding. The railway station in Westbury, Wiltshire, is a major junction. It serves (a) the Reading to Taunton line with services to and from Penzance and London Paddington; (b) the Wessex Main Line with services to and from Cardiff and Portsmouth, and to and from Swindon; (c) the Heart of Wessex Line with local services from Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth; (d) services to London Waterloo. A large freight yard adjacent to the station is used by bulk limestone trains from the rail-served quarries at Merehead and Whatley in Somerset.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.264463
Longitude
-2.201607