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Rifle Range Halt railway station

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service which was introduced on the Kidderminster - Bewdley - Stourport section of the railway in the same year. The nearby rifle range was used mainly during the
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The railmotors operated until 1918, and the halt was closed on 4 October 1920. No remains are now visible.
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The Devil's Spittleful & Rifle Range and Blackstone Farm Fields on
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Rifle Range Halt opened in June 1905. The halt was mainly served by a
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Kidderminster
Worcestershire
52°22′08″N 2°17′17″W / 52.3690°N 2.2880°W / 52.3690; -2.2880
Grid reference
SO804745
Great Western Railway
request stop
GWR
Kidderminster
Bewdley
Severn Valley Railway
Devil’s Spittleful
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
steam railmotor
First World War
Yeomanry
Severn Valley Railway


www.worcswildlifetrust.co.uk
Marshall, John
ISBN
0-946537-45-3
Bewdley
Great Western Railway
Severn Valley Railway
Foley Park Halt
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