Norton Fitzwarren railway station is an untimetabled station on the West Somerset Railway in Somerset, England. It was built in 2009 about 1⁄4 mile (0...
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Norton Fitzwarren is a village, electoral ward, and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 2 miles (3.2 km) north west of Taunton. The village has...
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The Norton Fitzwarren rail crash occurred on 4 November 1940 between Taunton and Norton Fitzwarren in the English county of Somerset, when the driver of...
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The Norton Fitzwarren rail crash occurred on 11 November 1890, at Norton Fitzwarren station on the Great Western Railway, approximately two miles south-west...
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"A station for Norton Fitzwarren". West Somerset Railway Association. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009. "Norton Fitzwarren...
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Norton Manor Camp, or RM Norton Manor, is a Royal Marines base located near Norton Fitzwarren, 2 miles (3.2 km) north west of Taunton, Somerset, in England...
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Fitzwarren rail crash (1940) Norton Fitzwarren railway station This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Fitzwarren. If an internal link...
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Somerset Railway was opened to Wiveliscombe. Norton Fitzwarren railway station (51°01′24″N 3°08′57″W / 51.0234°N 3.1491°W / 51.0234; -3.1491 (Norton Fitzwarren...
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on the West Somerset Railway. The station was first opened on 31 March 1862 when the West Somerset Railway was opened from Norton Junction to Watchet,...
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across the border in Devon, became the next station west. Heading eastwards the next station was Norton Fitzwarren followed by Taunton. It was a typical Brunel...
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the line was opened on 8 June 1871, from Watchet Junction (later Norton Fitzwarren) to Wiveliscombe on the edge of Exmoor. The remaining 35+3⁄4 miles...
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less central, of two railway stations serving the town of Yeovil in Somerset, England; the other is Yeovil Pen Mill. The station is sited 2 miles (3.2 km)...
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In the 1930s the lines through Taunton from Cogload Junction to Norton Fitzwarren were widened from two to four tracks; those east of Taunton were brought...
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Watchet. The station opened on 31 March 1862 when the West Somerset Railway (WSR) opened from Norton Junction (later Norton Fitzwarren), serving as the...
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siding at Newport High Street station, Monmouthshire due to a signalman's error. Three people were injured. Norton Fitzwarren, 4 November 1940 – 27 killed:...
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Bristol–Exeter line (category Railway lines in South West England)
The former Norton Fitzwarren railway station is the location of two serious collisions and a fatal train fire. The West Somerset Railway diverges on...
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2053 No. 2051 was withdrawn following a fatal collision at Norton Fitzwarren railway station in Somerset while working a special ocean mail train from...
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Bath Spa railway station is the principal station serving the city of Bath in Somerset, England. It is on the Great Western Main Line, 106 miles 71 chains...
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visited the station on 3 August, the only day that trains were also scheduled to stop at Norton Fitzwarren. In June 2020, the All the Stations Twitter account...
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Valley Line. The Devon and Somerset Railway obtained authorisation to build from Watchet Junction (later Norton Fitzwarren) to Barnstaple, in 1864. The company...
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triangle (only the second in preservation in the UK after Norton Fitzwarren on the West Somerset Railway). A separate company are proposing redevelopments of...
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GWR 4575 Class 5542 (category Preserved Great Western Railway steam locomotives)
is a preserved Great Western Railway steam locomotive of the GWR 4575 Class. It is currently based at South Devon Railway. Number 5542 was built in 1928...
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pass above the two Castle Cary lines, and from there to Taunton and Norton Fitzwarren there were now four running lines. From East to West these were: Down...
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Weston Milton railway station serves the Milton and Locking Castle areas of Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England. It is situated on a loop off...
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Yeovil–Taunton line (redirect from Athelney railway station)
The Yeovil–Taunton line was a railway line in England, built by the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) to connect its main line with the market town of...
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two railway stations that serve the town of Yeovil, Somerset, England. It is situated just under a mile to the east of the town centre. The station is...
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Oldfield Park railway station is on the Great Western Main Line in South West England, serving the mainly residential areas of southern Bath, Somerset...
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Crewkerne railway station is located in Misterton in Somerset, England, and serves the area around the town of Crewkerne. It is 131 miles 33 chains (211...
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Nailsea & Backwell railway station, on the Bristol to Exeter line, is in the village of Backwell, close to the town of Nailsea in North Somerset, England...
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Staplehurst rail crash (category Railway accidents and incidents in Kent)
using a whistle on the engine. Just after the train passed Headcorn railway station at 45–50 miles per hour (72–80 km/h), the driver saw a red flag. He...
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