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Trains at: Taplow, GWML, 25/08/18

A very enjoyable and short stay at Taplow station on the Great Western Mainline where we see plenty of services from Great Western Railway. There was actually more history in regards to this station than I first realised. Especially as the station itself is so small and in the grand scheme of things a fair distance away from the actual village of Taplow itself. This station wasn't the original to be built here. The first station can be found in 1838 and was actually named Maidenhead to start with. Until the line to Twyford was built 1 year later this was the terminus of the line. After a while the station was renamed to Maidenhead and Taplow in 1854 and was just a simple wooden structure given it had no real significance. This was located to the west of the Skew Bridge that takes the railway line over the A4, otherwise known as the Bath Road if your looking at a map. It wasn't until 1871 when Maidenhead station was opened 1 and a half miles away. Becuase of this it meant that Maidenhead and Taplow station was renamed Taplow. This station was eventually closed in 1872. The current station was opened on the same year on September 1st. This is located 1/4 mile to the East of the old site. The stations only real claim to fame was during WW2 when the station was used to transport tanks to the coast from the now Slough Trading Estate. Because of the weight of the tanks it meant that the road had to be reinforced with concrete and steel, some of which can still be seen in the station car park to this day. The station went through a minor upgrade when the old footrbidge was repaired in 2006, it also allowed the station to be repainted, flower beds tidied up and the renewel of the station platform itself. The station was due to be used by the Elizabeth Line in 2019. It is now managed by TFL Rail. My next station is going to be Burnham. You can now find me on Facebook through the group Tornado922, there you will find regular updates, videos and photos from all of my goings on throughout 2018. You can also find me on Instagram through the name tornado922.