Ruspidge Halt railway station is a disused railway station opened by the

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(GWR) on the former

Bullo Pill Railway The Bullo Pill Railway was an early British railway, completed in 1810 to carry coal mined in the Forest of Dean Coalfield to a port on the River Severn near Newnham, Gloucestershire. It was later converted to a broad gauge steam line by the Gr ...

, later known as the GWR Forest of Dean Branch.

History

Bilson, Cinderford, Coleford, Lydbrook & Lydney RJD 86

The Halt was located about 4 miles 4

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from Newnham on a 1 in 201 gradient. The station opened for passenger services in August 1907. The low platform was constructed from stone and a stone building was provided from the outset. Before the commencement of passenger services, the Forest of Dean Branch was worked by train staff in two sections - Bullo to Ruspidge and Ruspidge to Bilson. In order for the passenger services to be introduced, the former goods office was converted for use as a booking office (it had both the railway and public telephones). The train staff working was also replaced by single line electric key token working and at this time a three-lever ground frame gave the porter control of the up and down distant signals and the gate bolts (which were interlocked).

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