Monument record MWX64 - Lyme Regis Branch Railway

Dismantled railway. A line to Lyme Regis was proposed in 1845, the first sod was cut in 1874, but arguments as to whether it should join the Yeovil and Exeter line at Axminster or Chard Road delayed proceedings until 1900. The line was completed in 1903, Axminster being settled on as the junction, the branch crossing the main line by a flyover, the line terminating at a bay on the North side of Axminster Station. Carriages were pulled by Adams 4-4-2 radial tank engines. The line was closed in 1965.

Dismantled railway. A line to Lyme Regis was proposed in 1845, the first sod was cut in 1874, but arguments as to
whether it should join the Yeovil and Exeter line at Axminster or Chard Road delayed proceedings until 1900. The line
was completed in 1903, Axminster being settled on as the junction, the branch crossing the main line by a flyover, the
line terminating at a bay on the North side of Axminster Station. Carriages were pulled by Adams' 4-4-2 radial tank
engines. The line was closed in 1965. (1)

<1> St John Thomas, D, 1966, A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The West Country, p38-39 (Monograph). SWX1139.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1360033 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 21 2024 2:53PM