Dilton Marsh - England's smallest railway station?
On route from Salisbury to Westbury we stopped at this Halt (Dilton Marsh) I've never been to such a small Station (previous smallest was Radipole in Dorset just outside Weymouth). The Guard advised me that services had to call here at request as the villages paid for most of the building / re-building of the halt, its an original Great Western Halt opened 1 June 1937.
As you can tell I was quite excited when we stopped here!
Places to see in ( Westbury - UK )
Places to see in ( Westbury - UK )
Westbury is a town and civil parish in the west of the English county of Wiltshire, most famous for the Westbury White Horse. The most likely origin of the West- in Westbury is simply that the town is near the western edge of the county of Wiltshire, the bounds of which have been much the same since the Anglo-Saxon period.
Westbury is located in the far west of Wiltshire, close to the border with Somerset. It lies at the northwestern edge of Salisbury Plain, 18 miles (29 km) southeast of the city of Bath, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the county town of Trowbridge and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of the garrison town of Warminster. Other nearby towns and cities include Frome, Devizes, Salisbury and Bristol. Nearby villages include Bratton, Chapmanslade, Dilton Marsh, Hisomley, Edington, Upton Scudamore, North Bradley, Rudge, Standerwick, Hawkeridge, Heywood and Yarnbrook.
There are several suburbs including Frogmore, Bitham Park, the Meads and the Ham (all northside), Chalford, Leigh Park and Westbury Leigh (southside). Westbury Leigh is generally considered as a village separate to Westbury itself, though it has become contiguous with the town. Leigh Park is a district developed since the late-1990s that is contiguous with Westbury Leigh, and incorporates a large medical centre, a community hall and a Tesco Express store.
In the past, Westbury was sometimes known as Westbury-under-the-Plain to distinguish it from other towns of the same name. Westbury is nestled under the northwestern bluffs of Salisbury Plain, and it is there that the town's most famous feature can be seen: the Westbury White Horse. It is sometimes claimed locally that the White Horse was first cut into the chalk face as long ago as the year 878, to commemorate the victory of Alfred the Great over the Danes in the Battle of Eðandun (probably, but not certainly, at the nearby village of Edington). However, scholars believe this to be an invention of the late 18th century, and no evidence has yet been found for the existence of the horse before the 1720s. The form of the current White Horse dates from 1778, when it was restored. In the 1950s it was decided that the horse would be more easily maintained if it were set in concrete and painted white. The horse's original form may have been quite different from the horse seen today. One 18th-century engraving shows the horse facing to the right, but in its current form it faces to the left.
Westbury centres on its historic marketplace, with the churchyard of All Saints' Church (14th century) behind it. All Saints' has a heavy ring of bells, an Erasmus Bible, a 16th-century clock with no face constructed by a local blacksmith, and a marble bust of William Phipps by Robert Taylor. The west window of the church was donated by Abraham Laverton, who also built Prospect Square (1869) and the nearby Laverton Institute (1873), which he donated to a local charity, known today as the Laverton.
The A350 road passes through the town and a controversial Westbury Bypass was once proposed which would have reduced traffic in parts of the town but would have had a negative effect on the landscape on the east of the town. The eastern bypass scheme was eventually rejected after an Independent Planning Inquiry recommended against it in 2009. The town remains a bottleneck on the A350 route. The town is an important junction point on the railway network, as it lies at the point where the Reading to Taunton line, formng a link from London Paddington to Penzance, intersects the Wessex Main Line, linking Bristol and Bath Spa to Salisbury and Southampton. Westbury railway station is on the west of the town.
( Westbury - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Westbury . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Westbury - UK
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Mystical Sites in Wiltshire
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Coombe Junction - Least Used Station in Cornwall
As part of our return to Cornwall to visit all the stations on the Looe Valley line, it was time to do Coombe properly in-depth, as it's the least used station in Cornwall.
You can find Alan's Plymouth Walks on Facebook here:
Coombe Junction Halt is also on twitter:
ORR Statistics for passengers numbers are here: (Second link down)
Geofftech 'Least Used' website, here:
Trains & Tones @ Dilton Marsh, WML - 23/12/17
In this video, I visit Dilton Marsh on the Wessex Mainline. Services are seen by Great Western Railway and South Western Railway.
My first impressions on this station is amazing. The platforms both being spread out and very small. One being up from the other. Also my first request stop filming at which made a change and a stunning view heading to Westbury on platform 1 but not the best on platform 2. However, there aren't many trains here which stop and a gap which was up to an hour but this is what to expect from a request stop. A lovely, peaceful village surrounding and is a great place to come for filming. Certainly was a fun time here.
Joining me was:
Liam Trainspotter
KTV Videos
Cornwall Trains Fan
RailDuck Ryan
SFTFan1909
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Combe - Least Used Station in Oxfordshire (Geofftech parody)
Geoff Marshall (youtube.com/geofftech2) has a video series where he visits the least used station in counties around London. Since he has not visited Combe yet, I thought I'd go there myself while making a parody vlog.
(To people who think that I'm ripping off Geoff's content) This is my first attempt at making a video, and the purpose was to learn about video editing while having a fun day out, and not copycatting. Geoff knows about this video (because I tweeted him about it), and if he thinks that this is a ripoff as well then this video wouldn't be up here. I appreciate constructive criticism but any rude/hateful/spam comments will be deleted and you'll most likely be blocked. Just saying.
***Turn on subtitles as my pronunciation may be unclear at times***
At the start I had to record my voice after the visit, since the area was too loud.
If I were to use Geoff's rating system this station would get 12 points.
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We all have spent some time waiting for delayed trains, at least once in a lifetime. There is nothing more interesting in most stations than announcement about arrival of our desired train. But there are some train stations across the globe where we can get something more than dull stationary carts and hot beverages. In fact, some of these stations are so weird and surprising that you may want to add in your list. They are weird but having a short stay will surely not to be the worst thing in your life.
CST Station - Mumbai, India
Ranked among the most world-renowned UNESCO Heritage sites in Mumbai, the ChhatrapatiShivaji Terminus is the main railway station. It sports magnificent turrets, stone dome and arches which would make it the competitor of Victoria station in London. You can explore the unusual tiles, wood carvings and ornamental railings while waiting for your train here.
Union Station - Chicago, USA
The spectacular architectural design of Union Station will surely amaze you. In the heart of station, the American Renaissance building hosts VIP events in the iconic Great Hall. In fact, travelers love to spend extra time to explore the columned hall with brass lamps, marble floors and vaulted skylight.
Atocha Station, Madrid - Spain
You may call it a small jungle. If it’s your first time to visit Spain, you will be surprised to see the palm trees and exotic palms in domed atrium. You can explore the tropical greens spread in over 4000 sq. m. of landscapes while sipping a cup of hot coffee.
Ushuaia Station - Argentina
The railway station located at the end of the world, Ushuaia Station is positioned at the valley of Tierra del Fuego and is set on the bank of River Pipo. In the early 20th century, the station considered to be located at the end of the world for those prisoners who were sent to labor camps. Today, it is very spectacular destination because of a small Prisoner’s train and the magnificent views.
Pickering Station - Yorkshire
You can experience the age-old charm of a typical English train station. You can wait here for the vintage steam train and have a trip to the old goods shed. Now it is a hairdressing salon.
Tanggula Mountain Station - Tibet
Located at the altitude of 5058m, Tanggula Mountain station is considered to be the highest train station in the world. Probably it is a deserted station which is left unmanned. But you can get the picture-perfect views of lake, river and glacier over here.
Haydarpasa Station - Istanbul
This eastern station was constructed on over 1100 wooden beams and is covered by water on all the three sides. This castle-like building has the stunning interior and the picturesque views of the river.
Broken Hill station - Australia
Set in the outback of New South Wales, the Broken Hill station is a stoppage for the most spectacular rail journey across Perth, Sydney and Adelaide.
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Taking A Flight in the Network Rail Helicopter
Network Rail got in touch to ask Would I like a ride in their helicopter? - over the Christmas period when no trains were running into Charing Cross and Cannon Street. Yes! I replied, and found myself at Rochester Airport on Boxing Day, to take a flight and see the work that it does.
The helicopter is part of Network Rails Air Operations Team, you can see more about them here:
You can also track the Network Rail helicopter at anytime by going to planefinder.net and typing in its code 'G-NLDR' to see where it's been.
Thanks to Chris Denham, follow him on Twitter at: @networkrailse
Also thanks to Mike Pearse (ITV) for additional footage
Music by the fantastic David Cutter:
East Somerset Railway Spring Steam Gala 2019:
My first visit to this railway while taking a short break in Somerset was well worthwhile and enjoyable.
The opening and closing shots were filmed near the end of this 2.5 mile line near Mendip Vale while en route to/from Cranmore where the rest of the action was filmed during the afternoon and includes much shunting, propelling and repositioning moves.
The lines resident loco's seen here are....
GWR 0-6-2T 5637
and
Ivatt 2-6-0 Class 2MT 46447
Barclay 0-4-0ST 1719 'Lady Nan' was also working in the shed yard on 'Driver For A Tenner' trips but is not featured.
Southern Railway Awayday
I purchased a Southern Network Downlander ticket that cost £16.00 for the day and travelled from Falconwood to Eastbourne and back via New Cross, New Cross Gate, East Croydon, East Grinstead,The Bluebell Railway (paid extra) East Grinstead to Sheffield Park, bus Sheffield Park to Haywards Heath (cost extra), Lewes, Newhaven Town (visited Newhaven Fort), Seaford, bus to Eastbourne (included in cost of ticket), Eastbourne, East Croydon, New Cross Gate, New Cross, Falconwood. Left home at 08:05 arrived back at 21:45. Very good value ticket