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Lydney Town
Situated at the centre of Lydney, the station started life with
rather basic facilities, but these proved unsuited to Lydney's needs and the
station was upgraded in 1897. However, the station's proximity to the main road
through Lydney which it crossed on the level, proved to be a problem throughout
the station's life as shunting in the station caused delays to road and foot
traffic, although a footbridge provided in 1904 helped somewhat with the
latter.
Passenger services from Lydney Town to Berkeley survived the
withdrawal of 1929, lasting until the destruction of the Severn Bridge in 1960.
On the 22nd April, 2001, the Dean Forest Railway opened a new station at Lydney
Town station at a site just south of the original station, although developments
in the station area in the previous decades have meant that there was only
sufficient space for a single platform halt, as seen above.