Ross-on-Wye

Old Pictures of the Railway

The Goods Shed

Ross has one goods shed and a small yard used by a number of companies who supplied and were supplied by the railway.

Ross Goods Shed
[Photo: J.C.Coombes]
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The Goods Yard

This is the entrance to the Goods Yard from Ryefield Road. It was apparently unusual for this entrance to be used and very unusual for the gate to be seen left open as seen here.

Ryefield Road entrance to the yard
[Photo: J.C.Coombes]
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Copsill Brown and Sons Ltd
[Photo: J.C.Coombes]
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Copsill Brown and Sons Ltd had a shed in the Goods Yard (as seen here) and were one of the spin off industries that supported the railway. They rented out sacks for the transport of products and were "The Cheapest and the Best".

This is the crane that was in the goods yard and was used for loading and unloading trucks.

Ross Goods yard crane
[Photo: J.C.Coombes]
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The crane in the goods yard
[Photo: J.C.Coombes]
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Misc shed
[Photo: J.C.Coombes]
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There were a number of miscellaneous storage sheds in the yard too.

The goods yard had a number of animal pens for the temporary holding of livestock prior to them being loaded into the transport wagons.

Ross Goods yard animal pens
[Photo: J.C.Coombes]
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Ross coal depots
[Photo: J.C.Coombes]
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In the goods yard were a number of coal depots due to the proximity of the railway for both bringing in the coal and due to this being an area were it was used.

Llewellyn's Coal Yard
[Photo: J.C.Coombes]
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Webb, Hall and Webb had a coal yard in the Station yard.

Web, Hall and Webb coal depots
[Photo: J.C.Coombes]
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Oil depot
[Photo: J.C.Coombes]
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The Station Yard also had a oil depot.

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¹ Model Railway Constructor Magazine - November 1963
² Great Central Railway Locomotives - 4141

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