Rifle Range Halt was a short-lived unstaffed request stop on the GWR

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loop line which now forms part of the

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. It was located west of Bewdley tunnel near the “Devil’s Spittleful”, the sandstone outcrop on the nature reserve now managed by the

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History

Rifle Range Halt opened in June 1905. The halt was mainly served by a steam railmotor service which was introduced on the Kidderminster - Bewdley - Stourport section of the railway in the same year. The nearby rifle range was used mainly during the

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by volunteers from the

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.Worcestershire Wildlife Trust information board. The railmotors operated until 1918, and the halt was closed on 4 October 1920. No remains are now visible.

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{{Closed stations Worcestershire Disused railway stations in Worcestershire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1905 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1920 1905 establishments in England 1920 disestablishments in England Former Great Western Railway stations

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