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This cache belongs to the SideTracked series. It is not designed to take you to a magical place with a breath taking view. It's a distraction for the weary traveller, but anyone else can go and find it too. More Information can be found on the SideTracked Series website at www.sidetrackedseries.info https://www.sidetrackedseries.info
This SideTracked event is close to the former station of Ross-on-Wye, at Ross Garden Store. This is one of the surviving engine sheds, the event taking place at the Engine Shed Café. This event is part of a nationwide celebration running from Friday 7th to Thursday 13th August, 2026. All finds and hides from this event count towards your SideTracked statistics, and a profile badge will be created especially for this event.
Ross-on-Wye station was opened on 1st June 1855 by the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway. Initially a broad guage line, it was converted to standard guage in 1869 following its absorbtion into the GWR in 1862. In 1873, the Ross and Monmouth Railway opened. Both railways eventually closed due the Beeching cuts, the Monmouth line closing in 1959, passenger traffic ceasing on the Hereford to Gloucester line in 1964, and full closure in 1965. The station was demolished in the 1970s, the site becoming the Ashburton Industrial Estate you now see. Two Engine Sheds survive plus some other structural relics.
The event will take place at the Engine Shed Cafe, meeting at the tables outside (they are undercover)
A very big thank you to Ross Garden Store for allowing this event to take place.