Gradients of the Minehead Branch MINEHEAD STATION Seaward Way Crossing Alcombe Footpath Crossing Drift Crossing Warren Crossing River Avill Bridge Dunster West Crossing DUNSTER STATION Sea Lane Crossing River Avill Overflow Bridge Higher Ker Moor Lower Ker Moor Blue Anchor Crossing BLUE ANCHOR STATION Horse Parks Muddymoor Pill River Black Monkey Bridge Bilbrook Bridge Old Cleeve Bridge Accommodation bridge (Halscombe) WASHFORD STATION Washford Bridge Bye Farm Crossing & Cattle Creep Kentsford Farm Crossing Kentsford Loop (site of) Mineral Line Bridge Whitehall Bridge Washford River Watchet Bridge WATCHET STATION Govier's Lane Crossing Splash Point Howell's Bridge Doniford Bridge DONIFORD HALT Liddymore (Water Lane) Bridge WILLITON STATION Williton Bridge and Williton Crossing Doniford Stream Castle Hill Sampford Brett Bridge Woolston Bridge Cottiford Bridge Bicknoller Bridge Turks Castle Newton Road Bridge Yard Bridge Kingswood Bridge Quarkhill Bridge STOGUMBER STATION Stogumber Bridge Norrish Road Bridge Water Bridge Leigh Loop (site of) Leigh Bridge Leigh Cattle Creep Leighwood Crossing Roebuck Farm Bridge Stones Wood Roebuck Gate Crossing and Doniford Stream Waterdene Crossing Crowcombe Bridge CROWCOMBE HEATHFIELD STATION Lydeard Bridge Nornvis Bridge Nethercott Bridge Churchlands Bridge Combe Florey Bridge Tribble Bridge Back Stream Eastcombe Cutting Watersmeet Bridge Whiskey Trail Crossing Bishops Lydeard Bridge BISHOPS LYDEARD STATION Westridge Darby's Crossing Ash Priors Water Dene Bridge Longlands Bridge Halse Water Allerford Junction Norton Bridge NORTON PLATFORM Barnstaple Junction L 1086 1086 1086 213 213 1320 1320 223 223 143 143 167 167 875 875 529 529 247 247 168 168 214 214 L L 200 200 91 91 229 229 L L 541 541 195 195 218 218 138 138 73 73 65 65 129 129 296 296 92 92 74 74 123 123 211 211 L L 479 479 213 213 76 76 L L 183 183 247 247 581 581 145 145 183 183 L L 196 196 240 240 L L 99 99 84 84 123 123 91 91 126 126 L L 100 100 92 92 176 176 68 68 100 100 116 116 406 406 437 437 L L 194 194 222 222 164 164 412 412 105 105 75 75 85 85 L L 127 127 85 85 1547 1547 356 356 101 101 354 354 80 80 99 99 81 81 L L Miles from Paddington 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187
Gradients of the Norton Triangle South Chord West Chord East Chord The Norton Triangle (not to scale) Barnstaple Junction Junction with East Chord Orchard Junction Allerford Bridge (Barnstaple Branch) Orchard Junction Junction with East Chord Norton Bridge Allerford Junction (Minehead Branch) Junction with South Chord Junction with West Chord <-- GRAD VALUES --> ~295 ~295 ~135 ~135 ~478 ~478 ~194 ~194 ~619 ~619 to Minehead Allerford Junction Norton Bridge stone works West Chord East Chord East Chord Norton Platform Main branch South Chord Allerford Spur Orchard Junction Allerford Bridge Barnstaple Junction to Taunton

Notes

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  • The Minehead Branch gradient diagram was first redrawn in 1979 from official WSR documents, then digitised in 2014, and re-digitised in 2023.
  • The three Norton Triangle gradient diagrams are derived from Lidar data from data.gov.uk and the resulting values (prefixed with '~') are indicative only, and are not official WSR values.
  • The diagrams on this page are not official WSR documents.
  • Last updated 13 November 2023.