Next we explore the Staines West Branch in 2 different eras. The Staines & West Drayton Railway (S&WDR), also the Staines–West Drayton line and the Colnbrook branch, is a partially open, freight-only railway line in southern England. Formerly it ran for around 6 miles (9.7 km) from the Great Western Main Line at West Drayton to Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey, passing through the village of Colnbrook in Berkshire. The operational part of the line, north of Colnbrook, runs for 2 mi 74 ch (4.7 km) and is used exclusively by freight trains. Layout of the Staines West Branch. Platform 5 at West Drayton shared by Uxbridge and Staines trains and today used by freight services. Class 66 GBRF at Thorney Mill Aggregate Terminal. Colnbrook Oil Terminal being served by a pair of GBRF Class 66s. Colnbrook Station once stood in the foreground of this photo.
And now for the original Staines West route. Colnbrook Estate Halt. Colnbrook Station looking North. Poyle Estate Halt. Poyle Halt (Stanwell). Yeoveney Halt.
