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Moreton-in-Marsh Station

GWR Route: Moreton-in-Marsh to
Shipston-on-Stour

Moreton-in-Marsh station was originally the headquarters of the Moreton-in-Marsh to Stratford upon Avon Tramway which opened on 5th September 1826 and was worked by horse drawn single wagons. The arrival of the OW&WR saw the layout of the terminus altered as the OW&WR severed the terminus from the branch and therefore the branch was diverted to exchange sidings situated along side the up platform. The upgrading of the line to Shipston-on-Stour in 1889 saw passenger services being introduced although frequently this made available as part of a mixed trains service whereby passenger and goods traffic was handled by the same train.

Passenger services only lasted just forty years and which saw the limited passenger facilities at Moreton-in-Marsh for the branch being taken over solely for the use of up passenger traffic. Goods traffic however remained for thirty years and the exchange sidings sited adjacent to the branch platform remained in use although often as much for non-branch traffic as for wagons accessing the branch. The closure of goods traffic to Shipston-on-Stour in 1960 also coincided with a major down turn in goods traffic across the railway network and Moreton-in-Marsh's goods facilities was soon reduced. The Tramway terminus which had become the goods yard was sold off to become the site for a supermarket although the branch's exchange sidings remained as a single truncated engineer's siding.

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View of the station towards the end of the construction of new buildings in 1872-3 with a PW gang putting the finishing touches to the trackwork
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Lens of Sutton
View of the station towards the end of the construction of new buildings in 1872-3 with a PW gang putting the finishing touches to the trackwork
Close up showing in more detail the station buildings after the 1872-3 new construction work which provided better passenger and goods facilities
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Lens of Sutton
Close up showing in more detail the station buildings after the 1872-3 new construction work which provided better passenger and goods facilities
A view of Moreton-in-Marsh station, station staff, shunting horse and the PW gang and the branch train standing in the background
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Mr Keen
A view of Moreton-in-Marsh station, station staff, shunting horse and the PW gang and the branch train standing in the background
View of the Shipston-on-Stour branch locomotive, GWR 0-6-0ST No 47, standing under the water tank at Moreton-in-Marsh
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C Maggs
View of the Shipston-on-Stour branch locomotive, GWR 0-6-0ST No 47, standing under the water tank at Moreton-in-Marsh

The station name board seen at Moreton-in-Marsh station which informed passengers to 'change here for the Shipston-on-Stour Tramway'
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Railway Magazine
The station name board seen at Moreton-in-Marsh station which informed passengers to 'change here for the Shipston-on-Stour Tramway'
View of the branch line taken from the platform with Todenham Road level crossing keeper's house in distance
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JH Russell
View of the branch line taken from the platform with Todenham Road level crossing keeper's house in distance
Close up shows the boarded crossing which formed part of the right of way, first via the footbridge and then across the branch line
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JH Russell
Close up shows the boarded crossing which formed part of the right of way, first via the footbridge and then across the branch line
View of the original Moreton to Stratford Tramway terminus buildings which housed offices, workshops, stables and living accommodation
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RK Cope
View of the original Moreton to Stratford Tramway terminus buildings which housed offices, workshops, stables and living accommodation

View of a GWR 0-6-0 'Dean Goods' shunting wagons into the goods shed during the interwar period with the six ton crane behind
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AWV Mace
View of a GWR 0-6-0 'Dean Goods' shunting wagons into the goods shed during the interwar period with the six ton crane behind
Looking towards Oxford Street bridge with the signal box on the left and the Brunel designed goods shed on the right
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JH Moss
Looking towards Oxford Street bridge with the signal box on the left and the Brunel designed goods shed on the right
Close up showing the Brunelian goods shed in greater detail including the central trasit area and twin doors at either end
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JH Moss
Close up showing the Brunelian goods shed in greater detail including the central trasit area and twin doors at either end
An aerial view of Moreton-in-Marsh showing the station layout with the original tramway buildings at the bottom of the photograph
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Aerofilms
An aerial view of Moreton-in-Marsh showing the station layout with the original tramway buildings at the bottom of the photograph

A general view of the access road to both the main passenger buildings and goods facilities which were sited on the down side
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Lens of Sutton
A general view of the access road to both the main passenger buildings and goods facilities which were sited on the down side
This close up shows the unusual and intricate porch added to the main passenger structure after originally built
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Lens of Sutton
This close up shows the unusual and intricate porch added to the main passenger structure after originally built
Looking towards Worcester from the Oxford end of the down platform with a substantial number of milk churns standing on the platform
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C Gilbert
Looking towards Worcester from the Oxford end of the down platform with a substantial number of milk churns standing on the platform
Close up showing the timber framed building located on the up platform which after 1929 was only used by Oxford bound passengers
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C Gilbert
Close up showing the timber framed building located on the up platform which after 1929 was only used by Oxford bound passengers

Looking towards Oxford from the footbridge with the tramway interchange sidings on the right being used as carriage sidings
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Lens of Sutton
Looking towards Oxford from the footbridge with the tramway interchange sidings on the right being used as carriage sidings
Looking towards Worcester viewed from the passenger footbridge with the Creamery building on the right and goods yard on the left
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Lens of Sutton
Looking towards Worcester viewed from the passenger footbridge with the Creamery building on the right and goods yard on the left
Looking from the down platform towards Worcester with the main station building on the left and the passenger footbridge in the distance
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PJ Garland
Looking from the down platform towards Worcester with the main station building on the left and the passenger footbridge in the distance
View from the Fosse Way road bridge looking south towards Oxford with the Creamery on the left and the goods yard on the right
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Lens of Sutton
View from the Fosse Way road bridge looking south towards Oxford with the Creamery on the left and the goods yard on the right

Looking north towards Worcester from the up platform with the reference to the Shipston-on-Stour branch on the station name board now painted out
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Lens of Sutton
Looking north towards Worcester from the up platform with the reference to the Shipston-on-Stour branch on the station name board now painted out
View of the up platform looking towards Worcester with the branch platform on the right with the branch line curving away to the right
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PJ Garland
View of the up platform looking towards Worcester with the branch platform on the right with the branch line curving away to the right
This close up shows some of the different  features seen on the up platform including the sculptured fascia board and arched topped gas lamppost
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PJ Garland
This close up shows some of the different features seen on the up platform including the sculptured fascia board and arched topped gas lamppost
This close up shows some of the Shipston-on-Stour branch platform with the branch line curving away to the right
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PJ Garland
This close up shows some of the Shipston-on-Stour branch platform with the branch line curving away to the right

Looking towards Worcester with the Fosse Way road bridge in the distance with the original Tramway terminus on the left
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PJ Garland
Looking towards Worcester with the Fosse Way road bridge in the distance with the original Tramway terminus on the left
View of the siding used by the Creamery's milk tank wagons and the primitive coal staithes used to store the coal used in the Creamery
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JH Russell
View of the siding used by the Creamery's milk tank wagons and the primitive coal staithes used to store the coal used in the Creamery
View of a six-wheel milk tank wagon standing in the siding alongside the Creamery with milk churns on the goods platform behind
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JH Russell
View of a six-wheel milk tank wagon standing in the siding alongside the Creamery with milk churns on the goods platform behind
View of the down main starter, fitted with a central pivoted arm, situated between the up and down running lines
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PJ Garland
View of the down main starter, fitted with a central pivoted arm, situated between the up and down running lines

GWR 4-6-0 'Castle class' No 5063 'Earl Baldwin' is seen passing through Moreton-in-Marsh on the up Worcester to Paddington service
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PJ Garland
GWR 4-6-0 'Castle class' No 5063 'Earl Baldwin' is seen passing through Moreton-in-Marsh on the up Worcester to Paddington service
View of GWR 4-6-0 No 4088 'Dartmouth Castle' passing through the station on an up Worcester to Paddington express
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HF Wheeller
View of GWR 4-6-0 No 4088 'Dartmouth Castle' passing through the station on an up Worcester to Paddington express