Tetbury branch line
Encyclopedia
The Tetbury branch was a seven and a half mile long single track branch railway line that ran from Kemble railway station
on the Great Western Railway
's Golden Valley Line
to via five intermediate stations, , , , , and .
and Malmesbury
and work started on 1 June 1885. Due to disagreements between the two major shareholders, the Midland Railway
and the Great Western Railway
, work was stalled, and in 1871 the company was wound up. A second proposal to build a line, this time from to , was authorised in 1884, and opened on 2 December 1889. On opening the line had only one intermediate station, at Culkerton, with various halts being opened along the line when needed including A temporary halt was in operation at Jackament's Bridge
between 1939 and 1948, to service the local airfield.
The Tetbury branch was closed to traffic on 6 April 1964.
Kemble railway station
Kemble railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Kemble in Gloucestershire. The station is located on the Swindon to Gloucester "Golden Valley" line. Despite its rural location, Kemble station has a high number of passengers, due mainly to the proximity of...
on the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
's Golden Valley Line
Golden Valley Line
The Golden Valley Line is a railway line from Swindon to Cheltenham in the UK.The line was originally built as the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway in the 1840s...
to via five intermediate stations, , , , , and .
History
In 1864 the Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Railway Company was authorised to construct a line from to through TetburyTetbury
Tetbury is a town and civil parish within the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the site of an ancient hill fort, on which an Anglo-Saxon monastery was founded, probably by Ine of Wessex, in 681. The population of the parish was 5,250 in the 2001 census.In the Middle Ages,...
and Malmesbury
Malmesbury
Malmesbury is a market town and civil parish located in the southern Cotswolds in the county of Wiltshire, England. Historically Malmesbury was a centre for learning and home to Malmesbury Abbey...
and work started on 1 June 1885. Due to disagreements between the two major shareholders, the Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
and the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
, work was stalled, and in 1871 the company was wound up. A second proposal to build a line, this time from to , was authorised in 1884, and opened on 2 December 1889. On opening the line had only one intermediate station, at Culkerton, with various halts being opened along the line when needed including A temporary halt was in operation at Jackament's Bridge
Jackament's Bridge Halt railway station
Jackament's Bridge Halt railway station served RAF Kemble, on the boundary of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, England. It was open between 1939 and 1948.-History:...
between 1939 and 1948, to service the local airfield.
The Tetbury branch was closed to traffic on 6 April 1964.