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Winscombe railway station

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Winscombe was originally a small wooden building, unlike the substantial Bristol and Exeter design stone buildings provided for other stations on the line. This was replaced in 1905 with a standard GWR building with a large canopy. The station had "Somerset" added to its name from 12 January 1906.
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The Yatton to Witham line closed to passengers in September 1963 and Yatton-Cheddar closed to goods in October 1964. Winscombe station was demolished, but in recent years the platform has been reinstated with GWR seats and railings as a feature on the Cheddar Valley Railway Walk.
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line to Cheddar on 3 August 1869 as a single-platform station, it was renamed to "Winscombe" on 1 December 1869. The railway was extended to
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in 1870, converted to standard gauge in the mid-1870s and then linked up to the
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The restored platform, now part of the Millennium Green at Winscombe.
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from 1935 to 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the
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in 1878. All the railways involved were absorbed into the
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Index


Bristol and Exeter Railway
Cheddar Valley line
Winscombe
Somerset
broad gauge
Wells
East Somerset Railway
Yatton
Witham
Great Western Railway
GWR
camp coach
Western Region
Sandford and Banwell
Cheddar Valley Railway
Great Western Railway
Axbridge


Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology
Railway & Canal Historical Society
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"Winscombe station on OS 25 inch map Somerset XVII.8 (Banwell; Shipham; Winscombe)"
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ISBN
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ISBN
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