Westham Halt railway station

Remains of Westham Halt in 2016.

Westham Halt was a small railway station on the Portland Branch Railway in the west of the English county of Dorset.

History

The first piece of equipment on the site was a small ground frame on the site, installed in 1891 to control the road crossing.[1] The station proper was opened in July 1909, and was sited about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of the bridge over Radipole Lake. It was part of a scheme that saw several halts opened on the GWR and other railways to counter road competition. Services were provided by Railmotors, carriages equipped with driving ends and their own small steam engine. The station closed with the branch in 1952.

The site today

The former trackbed of the line is located on the Rodwell Trail walk. The former platform is still located next to a level crossing, and fairly accessible.

References

  • R.V.J.Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1.
  • J.H. Lucking (1968). Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Celebrate 150th anniversary of the Portland branch railway with these fantastic pictures". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Melcombe Regis
Line and station closed		   GWR and LSWR
Portland Branch Railway
  Rodwell
Line and station closed

Coordinates: 50°36′42″N 2°27′37″W / 50.6118°N 2.4604°W / 50.6118; -2.4604


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