Tewkesbury railway station was a station on the
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It am ...
between
Great Malvern
Great Malvern is an area of the spa town of Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It lies at the foot of the Malvern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the eastern flanks of the Worcestershire Beacon and North Hill, and is ...
and
Evesham
Evesham () is a market town and parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon. It lies within the Vale of Evesha ...
.
History
The first station at Tewkesbury was in the High Street. It was originally opened by the
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (B&GR) was the first name of the railway linking the cities in its name and of the company which pioneered and developed it; the line opened in stages in 1840, using a terminus at Camp Hill in Birmingham. It ...
in 1840 as the terminus of its branch from Ashchurch. The first station was replaced in 1864 by a new one built outside the town centre for the
Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway
The Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway was a branch of the Midland Railway which ran from Ashchurch via Tewkesbury to Great Malvern in the United Kingdom. It was opened on 16 May 1864. At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Sco ...
. This closed on 14 August 1961, when the Ashchurch to
Upton-on-Severn
Upton-upon-Severn (or Upton on Severn, etc. and locally simply Upton) is a town and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England. Lying on the A4104 (formerly A440), the 2011 census recorded a population of 2,881 for the ...
passenger service was withdrawn by
British Railways
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British rai ...
(through trains to had previously ceased in December 1952). Freight traffic continued until final closure in December 1964.
The town is currently served by
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury is a railway station serving the North Gloucestershire and South Worcestershire Area from the outskirts of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, England. The station is located less than from junction 9 of the M5 motorway and ...
, approximately two miles from Tewkesbury.
Stationmasters
Henry Kirwan, stationmaster, lost his life in an accident in 1858. An engine was going towards the quay and Henry Kirwan was on the footplate. He jumped off whilst the engine was still in motion when he fell against a wall and was struck by the engine. Despite having his foot amputated he later succumbed to his injuries.
*Henry Kirwan until 1858
*Herbert Hatton until 1861
*James Brant 1861 - 1872
*James Henry Thacker 1872 - 1875
[
*George Peck 1875 - 1878][ (afterwards station master at Southwell)
*C. Smith 1878 - 1879][
*Charles H. Simmons 1879][ - 1900][ - 1911 (formerly station master at Alcester)
*L.A. Aldridge 1911 - 1931
*James Henry Birch 1931 - 1939
*Percy Harry Hyde 1939 - 1950 (formerly station master at Old Dalby with Grimston)
*Henry Albert Caines 1950]
Gallery
File:Tewkesbury old rail station 1714520 742bca53.jpg, Remains of the old station in 1951
File:Tewkesbury 3 railway station geograph-2224053.jpg, Great Malvern - Ashchurch train in 1951
File:Tewkesbury rail station 1 1717922 6c9ee74a.jpg, The new station in 1961
File:Tewkesbury new rail station front 1702660 9dfa5430.jpg, The station front
File:Tewkesbury engine shed 1717892 298fbad0.jpg, The engine shed
File:Tewkesbury Engine Shed geograph-2175132.jpg, The Engine Shed in 1946
References
Further reading
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External links
Disused stations
Disused railway stations in Gloucestershire
Tewkesbury
Former Midland Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1961
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