Hereford Station
Hereford Station was originally known as Hereford (Barrs Court) to
distinguish it from Hereford (Barton). Prior to the creation of
BR the station was shared by GWR and LMS so, after moving to Ledbury,
it was a good site for my father to get an ex-LMS fix!
There is a picture of the exterior of the station on the
Hereford page.
Hereford Stn from S. - 12/9/63
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A nice
north-western view taken from Commercial Road. The station
building is partially obscured by the tree to the upper-left of the
picture.
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N. End of Hereford Stn - 12/9/63
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This view is
from platform 2 and is looking north-west. Note the unusual
arrangement of signals mounted directly on the signal box. This
is more clearly visible in the picture directly below.
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7319 arr Hereford Stn - 26/3/64
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Standing on
platform 3 close to the signal box at the northern end of the station
this picture shows ex-GWR loco 7319 on goods duty. The 2-6-0
'Churchward' loco was nearing the end of its life as it would be
removed from service in October and scrapped the following April.
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5055 Hereford Stn - 26/3/64
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Looking 90
degrees clockwise from the view above (towards platform 2) we find
another ex-GWR loco, this time 4-6-0 'Collett Castle' 5055, a.k.a.
'Earl of Eldon'. This had even less days left than 7319, above,
with removal from service due in November and scrapping in February
1965.
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Hereford Stn from Footbridge - 30/10/64
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Another
north-western view this time from the footbridge connecting the
platforms. Platform 3 is to the left and platform 2 to the right.
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D1593 arr Hereford Stn - 20/11/64
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Where's the
signal box gone! The signals and 'Passengers Must Not Cross...'
signs that were mounted on the sides of the box seen in the picture of 7319 above are now mounted on poles.
Note the two sheds, possibly a remnant of the days when the station was
shared by railway companies? When I visited Hereford in August
2009 the shed on the left was still standing a sign suggested that it
had been a bowling alley.
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45264 Hereford Stn - 18/5/65
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At last my
father gets some LMS action! Seeing a Class 4-6-0 'Black Five'
must have brought back many happy memories of his frequent visits to New Street Station...
The shed visible to the left is the one seen to the right in the
picture directly above.
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D7058 dep Hereford Stn - 18/5/65
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The final
picture from Hereford was taken from the College Road rail bridge and
is looking south-east. It gives a good impression of how
extensive the northern end of the site was.
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