Forest of Dean Railway, Pt 2

The Dean Forest Railway is a 4.25 mile long heritage railway that runs between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The route was part of the Severn and Wye Railway which ran from Lydney to Cinderford. The society that operates the line started steam locomotive operations in 1971, and bought the trackbed and line from British Rail in 1986. Services were extended from Norchard to Lydney Lakeside in 1991, Lydney Junction in 1995/96, Tufts Junction in 2001, and to Whitecroft in 2003. HM Railway Inspectorate approval for the section to Parkend was granted in December 2005. Trains are operated by both steam and heritage diesel locomotives, and heritage diesel multiple units.

The Dean Forest railway has recently been given the former GWR signal box that stood slightly to the east of Codsall station in Staffordshire. Its removal was completed in July 2007, and will be placed at Whitecroft railway station.

Stations
Lydney Junction (Terminus)
St Mary's Halt (Opened as Lydney Lakeside) Trains call on request towards Norchard/Parkend
Lydney Town
Middle Forge Junction - no station just ground frame where points are changed to go into Norchard High or Low Level Platforms. 450 yards from Norchard
Norchard Low Level (Terminus)
Norchard High Level
Whitecroft (Not open - station under construction)
Parkend (Terminus)

Steam locomotives
Operational steam locomotives


BR(W) 0-6-0PT 5700 Class no. 9681
Steam locomotives under overhaul


Peckett and Sons 0-4-0ST "Uskmouth 1"
Austerity Saddle Tank Engine 0-6-0 "Warrior"
GWR 0-4-2T 1400 Class no. 1450
GWR 4575 Class 2-6-2T Nos 5538 and 5541
Steam locomotives awaiting overhaul


"Wilbert" an Austerity 0-6-0 Saddle Tank Engine
Diesel locomotives
Hunslet 0-4-0 Diesel Shunter "Don Corbett" [1]
Hibberd 0-4-0 Diesel Mechanical Shunter "Pluto" [2]
BR 0-6-0 Class 08 nos. 13308 "Charlie", 08473, 08734, 08769 "Gladys",
BR 0-6-0 Class 14 no. D9555
BR Bo-Bo Class 25 no. D7633
BR Bo-Bo Class 27 no. (D5386) 27066
BR A1A-A1A Class 31 nos. D5634 (31210) and 31466
BR Co-Co Class 37 no. 37263
BR Bo-Bo Class 73 nos. 73002, 73101 'The Royal Alex', E6001 (73901), 73005 (E6005), 73006 (E6006)
Diesel multiple units
BR Class 108 units E50619, M51566, M51914, M51933, M56492 + Centre DMU trailer M59387
Electric multiple units
BR Class 421(4-CIG) units 1392 and 1499

Coaches
Some are operational, others not. There are other coaches as well. Some are owned by the DFR, others have private owners.

Special Coaches
GWR Autocoach 178
BR(W) Autocoach 238 'Charlotte'
BR Mk1 RBR M1665 'Rosie'
BR Mk1 RMB 1829
GWR Hawksworth Inspection Saloon 80943
XP64 Coach TSO 4729
XP64 Coach FK 13407
Normal Passenger BR Mk1 Coaches
BR Mk1 RMB W1803
BR Mk1 TSO W4862, W4890, W4891, W4923
BR Mk1 BSOT W9003
BR Mk1 FK 13317
BR Mk1 BCK W21129 and 21247
BR Mk1 BSK 34742
BR Mk1 BG 92387
Plus a number of other coaches including a few at Lydney Jcn, in the DFDA siding; Norchard - Plate-layers Buffet, in the yard (including GWR Coaches, stored) and the 9681 shop.

Coach type codes

BCK - Brake Composite Corridor
BSK - Brake Standard Corridor
BSOT - Brake Standard Open (Micro-Buffet)
RMB - Restaurant Miniature Buffet
RBR - Restaurant Buffet Refurbished
TSO - Tourist Standard Open
BG - Full brake gangway

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• Lydney
• Norchard

[critic188]

i live near where the old cinderford line

[granskare]

super vid and lecture...:)

[GRAHAMAUS]

Umm, he does - quite clearly. Listen around 8:30.

[brossen99]

This alleged historian should have made it clear that the Severn rail bridge was closed and dismantled after being struck by a ship in the early 1960s.

[Wactownsk8r]

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[rossrabbits]

Some very interesting history of the local railways....