TK32 Not Whistley Bridge – Devizes Branch Railway. Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Tek_kaz: This cache has been hiding here for a long time and thanks to all the cacher's that have braved the environment to find it but now it think it is the right time to pension this cache off and allow other cacher's to perhaps place something here.

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Hidden : 3/5/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is one of a number of caches placed along the route once taken by the Devizes Branch Railway line.

The Devizes Branch Line was a railway line from Holt Junction to Patney in Wiltshire, and named after Devizes, the largest town on the line. It was built by the Wiltshire, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, and was later bought up by the Great Western Railway. At one point the Devizes line provided a direct link from London to the West Country.

The Devizes Branch line and all of its stations closed in 1966 under British Rail's modernisation plans. The closure of the line can be accounted for by the awkward geography of the Devizes line and the falling amount of traffic since the building of a rival railway line from Chirton to Westbury which by-passed the steep gradients of the Devizes branch line.

Apart from a few remaining bridges and tunnels there is little evidence of the railway on the landscape today and after the closure of the line, all stations and halts were dismantled.

More information on the Devizes branch line can be found here.

The actual Whistley Bridge was located just over 200 yards the East of this cache position, on what was the old Whistley road before it was re-directed to connect safely with the Caen Hill dual carriageway. The old bridge road is now a private road to Caen Hill Farm.


This was the real Whistley Bridge located just over 200 yards East of the cache location on a private road to Caen Hill Farm.


Whistley Bridge has now GONE !
This bridge has been removed to supply rubble to shore up two other bridges within the town of Devizes.

Although there was never a bridge at the cache location the Whistley road does cut through the old railway embankment once used by the “Devizes Branch Railway” which can be seen clearly on either side of the road.

YOU MAY BE IN FOR A BIT OF NETTLE MANIPULATION DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS

You are looking for a small click lock box within a camouflaged bag containing log book, pencil and a few goodies. Please replace carefully and hide well again afterwards.

You can park right by the cache at N 51° 20.966 W 2° 01.808 or other safe and convenient places along Whistley road. But please be very careful if you have children or doggy geocachers as this road is often used as a ‘Rat-Run’ and vehicles do hurry along here.


This cache can be done as a Cashe & Dash.

For more ‘Devizes Branch Railway’ caches please look here.


Good luck to you all.

*** FTF - The Chens ***

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jvguva ubyybj sebag oenapu bar sbbg hc sebz onfr bs gerr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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