Kelmscott and Langford Railway Station, East Gloucestershire Railway, (former site of)

Copyright Martin Loader:

The GWR were being optimistic when in 1907 they christened their new station Kelmscott & Langford, for although Langford was only mile north of the station, Kelmscott was 2 miles away! With the exception of Yarnton Road Junction (which I doubt would have been built except for its junction status), Kelmscott & Langford was the least used station on the line. Situated in the sparsely populated flat countryside 16 miles 3 chains from Yarnton, even now it has a distinct feeling of remoteness. Probably because of this isolation, the site (SP253018) retains more relics than most Fairford Branch stations. As well as the road overbridge, the platform, one of the tall lamp posts & the cattle dock all still exist. Although an attempt was made to clear the site of vegetation a few years ago, nature has reclaimed the site and at the present time (August 2004) the area in front of the platform is an impenetrable mass of brambles.