Middle Forge Junction
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Middle Forge Junction is an important junction on the Dean Forest Railway
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It is where the Lydney
to Parkend
(High Level) and Lydney to Norchard
(Low Level) lines meet.
Middle Forge is one of three Forges in the forest. There is one near Tufts Junction
and another past Lydney Junction. Middle Forge is 450 yards (411.5 m) away from Norchard. The first train of the day (on 1 train only operating days) to Parkend, stops here, changes the points for High Level and heads in the direction it just came from, but on the high level line to High level instead of the low level platform. The last train back to Norchard stops and sets the points for Low Level.
Dean Forest Railway
The Dean Forest Railway is a long heritage railway that runs between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The route was part of the Severn and Wye Railway which ran from Lydney to Cinderford. The society that operates the line started steam locomotive operations in 1971, and...
.
It is where the Lydney
Lydney railway station
Lydney railway station is a railway station serving the town of Lydney in Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the Gloucester-Newport line. Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales, with an hourly Maesteg/Cardiff Central-Cheltenham Spa service...
to Parkend
Parkend railway station
Parkend Station, in the village of Parkend, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, is the northern terminus of the Dean Forest Railway.-History:...
(High Level) and Lydney to Norchard
Norchard railway station
Norchard railway station is a railway station on the Dean Forest Railway, near Lydney in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.Norchard is the main station of the Dean Forest Railway. Complete with sidings and a shed, it is the engineering base of the railway...
(Low Level) lines meet.
Middle Forge is one of three Forges in the forest. There is one near Tufts Junction
Tufts Junction
Tufts Junction was a junction on the Severn and Wye Railway between Norchard and Whitecroft and its Whitecroft.The Junction is where the Mineral Loop and branch to Parkhill Colliery branched off from the main Severn and Wye line from Lydney to Lydbrook and Cinderford. All three lines were closed...
and another past Lydney Junction. Middle Forge is 450 yards (411.5 m) away from Norchard. The first train of the day (on 1 train only operating days) to Parkend, stops here, changes the points for High Level and heads in the direction it just came from, but on the high level line to High level instead of the low level platform. The last train back to Norchard stops and sets the points for Low Level.