Gloucester Eastgate was the Midland Railway station in the city. Its last year of operation was 1975, by which time it was much reduced in importance. The bridge linking it to the GWR's Central station can be seen in the far right of this 1975 shot.
Gloucester Eastgate was the Midland Railway station in the city. Its last year of operation was 1975, by which time it was much reduced in importance. The bridge linking it to the GWR's Central station can be seen in the far right of this 1975 shot.
25th May 2008
1971-75 - Western Region Nostalgia
Railway photos from the 1970s onwards
Scanned with a Nikon COOLSCAN V ED
Double-headed Class 35 'Hymeks' haul a rake of empty coal wagons past Badgeworth Lane, Cheltenham on 20th March 1972.Previous | NextBy this time, both stations were simply known as 'Gloucester', and here we see platforms 2 and 3 in the former Eastgate station.

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