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Great Shefford railway station

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Place
  
Great Shefford

Grid reference
  
SU384753

Post-grouping
  
Great Western Railway

Platforms in use
  
1

Area
  
West Berkshire

Pre-grouping
  
Great Western Railway

Original company
  
Lambourn Valley Railway

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1898
  
Opened as West Shefford

Similar
  
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Great Shefford railway station was a railway station in Great Shefford, Berkshire, UK, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 April 1898 as West Shefford. It was renamed Great Shefford in November 1900.

In 1923, a crane costing £179 was installed to facilitate the handling of heavy goods – particularly timber. The crane had a loading capacity of 64 tons. The station had a coal yard, and also dealt with dairy produce, livestock, and racehorses.

The station closed to all traffic on 4 January 1960.

References

Great Shefford railway station Wikipedia