This page provides a link to many of the closed railway lines across Britain. In this context a line is considered 'lost' if it has been closed to passenger and goods traffic with the railway infrastructure and tracks having been removed.
The majority of lines covered in this section were closed in the mid to late 20th century, during a period of major rationalisation in an attempt to restore railway operations from one of loss to one of profit. As railway closures occured throughout Britain it has been necessary to group them under one of the four railway companies that existed at the time of grouping in 1923. The individual lines covered are listed under the GWR, LMS, LNER or SR headings, for which the relevant links are shown below.
A small selection of lost lines related views are illustrated below:
The old engine shed at Clee Hill, nominally closed in 1960 along with the branch from Ludlow. Photo Tony Bowles.
A view of Whitwell station on the 5th April 1965, the second stop west of Ventnor on the line closed in 1952. Photo Andrew Turk.
A view of the closed station at Yarmouth on the 5th April 1965 with a new scout hut on the platform. Photo Andrew Turk.
The closure notice on display at Great Linford on the 15th August 1964. Photo Blake Patterson.
A view of Morcott station over a year after closure on the 12th November 1967. Photo Blake Patterson.
A view of the closed station at Barbon on the 26th November 1967. Photo Blake Patterson.
Hayling Island Station nearly 6 years after closure on the 28th September 1969. Photo Blake Patterson.
Cowes station after closure on the 7th January 1968. Photo Blake Patterson.
Cowes station after closure on the 7th January 1968. Photo Blake Patterson.
Demolition and track lifting at Aston Rowant after the complete closure south of Chinnor on the 10th March 1963. Photo Blake Patterson.
A closure notice for the Gloucester - Hereford line services in August 1964. Photo Blake Patterson.
A view of Ross on Wye station looking east towards Gloucester after closure in the late 1960's. Photo Frank Cox collection.
A view of the former Malvern Wells station looking east towards Tewkesbury sometime after closure on 1/12/1952. It had been renamed Malvern Hanley Road by BR for the last 18 months it was open. Photo Frank Cox collection.
A view of the former Malvern Wells station looking east towards Tewkesbury sometime after closure on 1/12/1952. It had been renamed Malvern Hanley Road by BR for the last 18 months it was open. Photo Frank Cox collection.
A view of the station at Great Alne which closed to passengers in July 1944, looking east towards Bearley sometime in 1949. Photo Joe Moss collection.
The branch closure notice at Hertford East on the 16th June 1951. Photo Trevor Rowe.
A view of the closed station at Potton, East of Sandy, Beds on the 17th February 1988. Photo Bill Hillier.
A view of the closed station at Newnham Bridge on the 2nd June 1976. Photo Bill Hillier.
A view of the closed station at Coalport on the Severn Valley line on the 11th April 1988. Photo Bill Hillier.
