2009

SU5281 : Course of former railway

taken 15 years ago, near to Compton, West Berkshire, England

Course of former railway
Course of former railway
The trees mark the course of the Didcot to Newbury section of the Didcot Newbury & Southampton Railway between Churn Halt and Compton stations looking south. This section of the line was opened in 1881 as the first part of a new link between the Midlands and Southampton but closed to passengers in 1962 and to freight in 1967. The line passed through some very empty country (as can be seen from this picture) and was duplicated by a faster if longer route via Reading and Basingstoke which still survives.

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This photo is linked from: Articles: · The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Line Automatic Clusters: · Railway [2] · Route [2] ·
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SU5281, 16 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Kemp   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 12 September, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 13 September, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 521 817 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:31.9194N 1:15.0095W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 518 822
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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