Abandoned Disused Railways Cirencester Station

Searching for disused and abandoned railways in the countryside can be challenging, but in towns and cities the problem is much worse. Not just because most of the land has been taken over, officially and unofficially, making access difficult if not impossible, but because the line will often have been built over and simply nothing remains. Building pressures are high in prime town and city centres. If you are lucky you may get a road named after something railway, but very often the history of the area has been completely forgotten or ignored in the rush for profit. In this walk in Cirencester I initially had a problem finding the railway even though the map suggested there were sections still there. The problem being when simply surrounded by houses, I find it difficult to orientate myself with the map. One housing estate has been joined to another and for a while it looked a hopeless case, but hope springs eternal they say and eventually I stumbled across the section. Once having found it the problem is eased because the alignment can then be calculated if not always visible. I was surprised and delighted by how much remained, considering how much building is in evidence in Cirencester, but inevitably we were heading for disappointment and this came at the station site where appart from a possible engine or goods building, there was not even as much as a single brick remaining. Well if there was I couldn't find it. Never the less, overall a good day out.