Tufts Junction

Dean Forest Railway

Legend Severn and Wye Railway Parkend Station Crossing Parkend Whitemead Park Crossing Oakenwood No.3 Crossing Oakenwood No.2 Crossing Oakenwood No.1 Crossing Grove Road Crossing Whitecroft Crossing B4234 Whitecroft Mineral Loop on S&WR Tufts Bridge over River Lyd S&WR to Princess Royal Colliery Tufts Junction Norchard High Level/Low Level Middle Forge Crossing Middle Forge Junction Lydney High Street B4234 Lydney Town St Mary's Halt Pidcock's Canal Lydney Bypass Crossing over A48 River Lyd Lydney Junction Link Road Lydney Junction for Gloucester to Newport Line

Tufts Junction was a junction on the Severn and Wye Railway between Lydney Town and Whitecroft. The junction is now on the Dean Forest Railway between Norchard and Whitecroft.

History

A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Tufts Junction

The Junction is where the Mineral loop and branch to Parkhill Colliery branched off from the main Severn and Wye line from Lydney to Lydbrook and Cinderford. The single line diverged into three. All three lines were closed between the 1950s and 1970s.

The main line through the junction has been restored by the Dean Forest Railway which runs between Lydney Junction and Parkend.

Coordinates: 51°43′49″N 2°32′10″W / 51.73034°N 2.53603°W / 51.73034; -2.53603