A Hereford query

[Xenophon PCDGS]

When departing from Hereford, in the Leominster direction, in a short space of time, a single-track chord diverges on the left hand side and curves away. What is this and what is its history?

 

[Ash Bridge]

When departing from Hereford, in the Leominster direction, in a short space of time, a single-track chord diverges on the left hand side and curves away. What is this and what is its history?

I think it could be the remains of the former Hereford to Hay & Brecon Railway.
Closing as a through route in 1966, was not the former Bulmers railway centre based on the remains of this line in Hereford?

 

[Pacerpilot]

It goes to the Bulmer's brewery although it's O.O.U currently.

 

[ChiefPlanner]

It goes to the Bulmer's brewery although it's O.O.U currently.

Used to be a fair amount of traffic from there in Speedlink days - as well as timber loading in the yard , and before that - there used to be inward loads of fuel oil for a power plant.

 

[Bevan Price]

It was also a connection to the Hereford avoiding line, which joined the Hereford - Newport line at Red Hill Junction, about 3 miles south of Hereford.

 

[Techniquest]

I'm 99% certain the connection to the mainline was severed in the last few months. It's been disused for years upon years upon years, used exclusively by dogwalkers these days. There was a MPV trial (at least I'm sure it was a MPV!) to export product by rail a couple of decades ago, but it didn't work out.

Not sure if the line even goes near the Bulmers brewery any more, but there is a BOC gases facility down there.

It does make you wonder what things could have been like if that trial had been a success. I doubt that line will ever see any train ever set foot on that line again in my lifetime.

Hope you enjoyed your trip to Hereford Paul, I was grafting away at work so couldn't have introduced myself to you anyway I'm afraid.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

It was also a connection to the Hereford avoiding line, which joined the Hereford - Newport line at Red Hill Junction, about 3 miles south of Hereford.

Was that the line where Hereford Barton station once was situated?

 

[Senex]

Was that the line where Hereford Barton station once was situated?

Yes -- it wasn't an avoiding line but the original route through, on a nice straight alignment and with a reasonably well located station. For a small city Hereford has quite a complicated railway history.

 

[PHILIPE]

There was a triangle going from station and also from the opposite direction near Bulmers