Barbers Bridge railway station was on the Ledbury and Gloucester Railway in Gloucestershire, England. It was opened on 27 July 1885 and it closed to passengers on 13 July 1959,[1] and then fully closed in 1964.[2][3]

The old station site at Barbers Bridge. The station building is just about visible beyond the pine tree in the centre of the shot: Lots of the trees are recognisable from the 1961 picture.

The station was located just to the east of Tibberton village, on the west side of the B4215 road.[2]

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 26. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ a b Nick Catford (20 April 2010). "Station Name: BARBERS BRIDGE STATION". Site Record. Disused Stations. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  3. ^ Watford, Chris Gordon (May 2024). "The Gloucester to Ledbury branch". Steam Days. No. 417. pp. 38–48.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2004). Worcester to Hereford. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 95-96. ISBN 9781904474388. OCLC 862604858.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Gloucester   Great Western Railway
Ledbury and Gloucester Railway 		  Malswick Halt

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