Washford railway station
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| Washford | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Washford | ||
| Local authority | West Somerset, Somerset | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | West Somerset Railway | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
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Washford railway station is a station on the West Somerset Railway, a heritage railway in Somerset, United Kingdom. It is situated in the village of Washford.
Washford is the second highest station on the line and is situated in a gap between the coastal cliffs and the Brendon Hills. It is accessed by two very steep inclines for steam trains - from Blue Anchor, there is a one mile section at 1 in 65, the steepest on the line.
Next to the original stone station building of 1874 is a much smaller wooden building, which originally was the later Great Western Railway signal-box. This structure now houses a recreation of the interior of the signal-box at Midford on the Somerset & Dorset Railway. The Somerset And Dorset Railway Trust took over the station yard in 1976 and it now contains a number of historic artefacts from that railway.
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
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| Watchet | West Somerset Railway | Blue Anchor | ||
[edit] External links
Washford Station on www.wsr.org.uk
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