Tufts Junction was a junction on the Severn and Wye Railway

Severn and Wye Railway

The Severn and Wye Railway was a small railway network in west Gloucestershire that was constructed to allow exploitation of the mineral resources of the Forest of Dean. The Severn and Wye Railway and Canal Company began construction of the tramway and the Lydney Canal in 1810. In 1868 the tramway...

 between 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...

 and Whitecroft

Whitecroft

Whitecroft is a village in the Forest of Dean in west Gloucestershire, England.It is located in-between Bream and Yorkley.- External links :*...

 and its Whitecroft

Whitecroft railway station

-History:The station was opened on 23 September 1875, and closed on 8 July 1929.It is currently awaiting restoration, and passengers cannot alight there at this time. - References :...

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The Junction is where the Mineral Loop and branch to Parkhill Colliery branched off from the main Severn and Wye line from Lydney

Lydney

Lydney is a small town and civil parish in the English county of Gloucestershire. It is located on the west bank of the River Severn, close to the Forest of Dean. The town lies on the A48 road, next to the Lydney Park gardens with its Roman temple in honour of Nodens.-Transport:The Severn Railway...

 to Lydbrook

Lydbrook

Lydbrook is a civil parish in the Forest of Dean, a local government district in the English county of Gloucestershire. It comprises the districts of Lower Lydbrook, Upper Lydbrook, and Joys Green.-Introduction:...

 and Cinderford

Cinderford

Cinderford is a small town on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. A population of 8,116 people is recorded in the 2001 census....

. All three lines were closed between the 1950s and 1970s. However, the main line has been restored by the Dean Forest Railway

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...

 between Lydney Junction

Lydney Junction railway station

Lydney Junction railway station is a railway station near Lydney in Gloucestershire. The station is now the southern terminus of the Dean Forest Railway...

 and 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:...

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