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WHAT REMAINS
OF THE LINE TODAY
The
LVR Today
What Remains of
the old Line in the 21st Century
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| Very
little remains of the former station. The area where the
track and sidings were once laid, is now a large car park.
Visitors now park here each year, when calling to see the
glorious display of snowdrops, situated in the grounds of
Welford Park House. |
| Very
little remains of the former station. The area where the
track and sidings were once laid, is now a large car park.
Visitors now park here each year, when calling to see the
glorious display of snowdrops, situated in the grounds of
Welford Park House. |
colour photos above - courtesy
of Steve Metcalf
| Very
little remains of the former station. The area where the
track and sidings were once laid, is now a large car park.
Visitors now park here each year, when calling to see the
glorious display of snowdrops, situated in the grounds of
Welford Park House. |
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| East
Garston to Lambourn.
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| On
the 22nd of February 2002 I set out to discover what hidden
treasures, if any, could still be found along the old route.
My start and finish points for this particular walk were
All Saint's Church East Garston and Bockhampton Crossing
respectively. |
| On
leaving the Church the embankment curves gently to the left
passing two hefty metal posts, possibly the remains of the
upright part of a loading gauge or signal. Half way round
the curve is a some-what overgrown, but virtually intact,
brick and concrete bridge. |
| The
sturdily built railway fencing of that era still stands
today and indeed some of the actual track is still working
for it's living, although not in the way that was originally
intended. |
| Leaving
the bridge and heading towards Eastbury, the curved embankment
runs gently down to ground level. A hundred yards or so
further on, the remains of a cutting become evident. |
| Beyond
this point, the footpath narrows dramatically and the old
track bed has been absorbed into gardens and overbuilt with
houses. It reappears briefly and on these occasions, is
clearly defined by the continuance of the old railway fencing
and the hedgerows that now follow its former route. Just
passed the old site of Eastbury Halt, it stops abruptly. |
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The route of the line from Bockhampton
Crossing into Lambourn is visible only by the hedgrows
along its length, but nothing material remains between
here and Lambourn. The area that once was Lambourn Station
is now a housing development and apart from the use of
the name,"Old Station Yard" all traces of the
station itself have long been obliterated.
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colour photos above Ken Tarbox
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