Please replace the cache as you found it.
About SideTracked
We have Motorway Mayhem. We have A-Road Anarchy ('cos there
aren’t many Motorways in Wales). But what about public
transport users? SideTracked caches are intended to provide quick
Cache-and-Dashes at Train Stations.
It is hoped this idea will spread across the country in the same
way as the MMs…. If hiding one PLEASE BE SENSIBLE and
remember that in this day and age, public transport is under
greater scrutiny than ever before, so, although these caches should
be quick and easy grabs, PLEASE don’t place a Cache where it
could cause alarm.
For more information on SideTracked Caches, please visit SideTracked.
About Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Station
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury is a railway station serving the
village of Ashchurch near Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, England.
The station is located on the main Bristol-Birmingham main line and
was opened on 1 June 1997. There are regular bus connections from
the station to Tewkesbury, which is located two miles to the
west.
The station opened in 1997 on the site of an earlier station which
had lain derelict for several decades. Only one small ruined
red-brick shed remains of the original station buildings. In the
post-war period, the station had been used both for passenger
services and for cargo loading for the nearby army base. A number
of cargo sidings still exist nearby. When reopened in 1997, there
were considerably more northbound services, with many trains from
Cardiff calling here. However, in the early 2000s these services
were withdrawn, reducing the usefulness of the station. Passengers
wishing to travel to Birmingham usually have to travel south to
Cheltenham Spa, change onto northbound train, then return
northwards, passing through Ashchurch without stopping. From
December 2006, some peak time services to and from Birmingham were
reintroduced. However , from December 2009 these will be cut on
weekdays from 7 to 4 northbound services and from 4 (5 on Fridays)
to 2 Southbound services. In addition to the A46 road bridge, there
is a ramped footbridge which provides wheelchair access to both
platforms. A pushbutton computerised service provides real-time
next train announcements. There is a large car park situated
adjacent to the northbound platform, and a bus stop from where the
Stagecoach Bus 41 service departs to Tewkesbury town centre. As the
station is unmanned, tickets must be purchased on the train
itself.
03 June 2009 - I have increased the difficulty rating of this
cache as many people seem to be struggling to find it.
Please note that it is not a film canister as shown in one of the
photos.
