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 Severn and Wye Railway Mineral Loop Tufts Bridge over River Lyd Severn and Wye Railway to Princess Royal Colliery Tufts Junction Norchard High/Low Level Middle Forge Crossing Middle Forge Jn Lydney High Street  B4234  Lydney Town St Mary's Halt Pidcock's Canal Lydney Bypass Crossing 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