Disused Railways Tewkesbury Station Gloucestershire

Disused Railways – Tewkesbury railway station site, Gloucestershire UK. Tewkesbury once boasted two stations, one in town and one on this branch line to Malvern. The railway in town was used mainly to serve the flour mill and also to make a connection to the Severn. The this station was soon closed and today nothing remains of the old line save the odd plaque, whilst the out of town station continued, having been built to serve the ‘Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway’ in 1864. The surface of the sizeable car park remains and shows the extent of use suggesting a large passenger throughput. Photographs suggest quite a large station complex that one would expect to yield some remains among the bushes and scrub. The truth on the ground reveals that in 50-60 years since it closed, Mother Nature has done a fine job of hiding the remains. It would be possible with the right equipment to excavate the foundation no doubt, but scraping a boot across the surface is a poor substitute. Diligence and patients paid off and a number of finds were unearthed, along with substantial remains of the signal box. Certainly enough to hazard a guess at the general layout of points Roding and signal cables. In all quite a satisfying visit.