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|railroad_name = Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway | |railroad_name = Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Hertford Cowbridge railway station.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hertford Cowbridge railway station]] in 1908]] | |||
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| short_title = Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway Act 1854 | | short_title = Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway Act 1854 | ||
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==Decline and closure== | ==Decline and closure== | ||
The line was closed to passengers in 1951, the last scheduled train running on 18 June 1951. | [[File:Cole Green Station, Herts geograph-2229883-by-David-Hillas.jpg|thumb|left|[[Cole Green railway station]] in 1968, after full closure of the line between Attimore Hall near Welwyn Garden City and Hertford North Junction in 1968.]] | ||
The line was closed to passengers in 1951, the last scheduled train running on 18 June 1951. The line was used for the shooting of several films until 1967. Goods services continued until 1962 and most of the track was lifted in June 1967, leaving a short stretch to serve two factories near the former Attimore Hall halt; this section was last used on 12 November 1981 and the track lifted soon afterwards.<ref name=disused /> | |||
==Present day== | ==Present day== | ||
The [[Cole Green Way]] footpath and cycle trail follows the track of the railway and forms part of [[National Cycle Route 61|Route 61]] of the [[National Cycle Network]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Cole Green Way|url=http://www.waretourism.org.uk/cole_green_way.html|website=Ware Visitor Information|accessdate=22 November 2015}}</ref> | The [[Cole Green Way]] footpath and cycle trail follows the track of the railway and forms part of [[National Cycle Route 61|Route 61]] of the [[National Cycle Network]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Cole Green Way|url=http://www.waretourism.org.uk/cole_green_way.html|website=Ware Visitor Information|accessdate=22 November 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Route Map== | |||
*Connection to the [[Hertford East branch line]] towards {{Stnlnk|Ware}} | |||
*{{rws|Hertford Cowbridge}} | |||
*[[McMullen's Brewery]] | |||
*{{rws|Hertford North}} | |||
*Hertford Carriage Sidings | |||
*{{Stnlnk|Hertingfordbury}} | |||
*{{Stnlnk|Cole Green}} | |||
*{{Stnlnk|Hatfield Hyde Halt}} | |||
*{{Stnlnk|Attimore Hall Halt}} | |||
*{{Stnlnk|Welwyn Junction}} | |||
*[[Digswell]] Junction connection to the [[East Coast Main Line]] | |||
*{{Stnlnk|Welwyn Garden City}} | |||
*{{Stnlnk|Hatfield}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 21:49, 30 September 2026
Template:Infobox rail The Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway is a disused railway in Hertfordshire, England, which merged in 1858 with the Luton, Dunstable and Welwyn Railway to form the Hertford, Luton and Dunstable Railway, which was then taken over by the Great Northern Railway in 1861 by the Great Northern Railway Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. lxx).[1][2]
History
Template:Infobox UK legislation The Hertfordshire and Welwyn Junction Railway Company was formed on 25 June 1853. The line was authorised by the Template:Visible anchor (17 & 18 Vict. c. cxxvii), and opened to goods traffic on 29 February 1858 and the first passenger services ran on 1 March 1858. The line connected Hertford Cowbridge railway station and Welwyn Junction railway station. There were stations at Hertingfordbury and Cole Green. Two halts, at Hatfield Hyde and Attimore Hall, were opened in 1905 and closed the same year.[2]
Decline and closure
The line was closed to passengers in 1951, the last scheduled train running on 18 June 1951. The line was used for the shooting of several films until 1967. Goods services continued until 1962 and most of the track was lifted in June 1967, leaving a short stretch to serve two factories near the former Attimore Hall halt; this section was last used on 12 November 1981 and the track lifted soon afterwards.[2]
Present day
The Cole Green Way footpath and cycle trail follows the track of the railway and forms part of Route 61 of the National Cycle Network.[3]
Route Map
- Connection to the Hertford East branch line towards Template:Stnlnk
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- McMullen's Brewery
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- Hertford Carriage Sidings
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- Digswell Junction connection to the East Coast Main Line
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References
- ↑ "Great Northern Railway Act 1861". The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 24. 1861. p. 428.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Brief history of the Hertford North to Welwyn Garden City line". Disused Stations. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/cole_green/index.shtml. Retrieved on 22 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Cole Green Way". http://www.waretourism.org.uk/cole_green_way.html. Retrieved on 22 November 2015.
External links
- Cole Green Way leaflet (pdf)