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1
Relief signalman John Brodie opening the manual gates at
East Dean Crossing . John was well known in the district
, he worked at many boxes including Romsey and
Halterworth - well liked fellow, who taught us all a lot
about signaling .
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2
Hampshire DEMU No 1101 stops at
Dean station with a service from Portsmouth
- Salisbury
- picture taken out of the window of Dean Signal box.
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3
Block shelf & instruments
at Dean signal box - This box also controlled the intermediate
signals at Alderbury - the coloured box in the right corner
are the controls. The left instrument on the shelf contacts
Dean Hill - the next block post to the east.
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4
An engineers train heading
towards Eastleigh hauled by a Crompton class 33 past
East Dean level crossing between Dean and Dean Hill
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5
West Dean station, date unknown
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6
Portsmouth - Cardiff passenger
hauled by Brush type 4 locomotive passes Dean Hill photo
taken from the signal box. The Dean Hill military complex
in the background with connecting siding still in use -
1974
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7
WR Hymek class diesel passes the
up home signal at Dean Hill with an evening Cardiff - Portsmouth
train . The section from Dean is straight & allows some
fast running as noted here.
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8
This is the block shelf at Dean
Hill signal box, this was a reverse box ,the signalman's
back was to traffic - r/h is to Dunbridge & l/h to Dean
- early 70 s
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9
This is the block shelf at Dunbridge
signal box with diagram of the line set up .The instrument
closest is a Preces 1 wire to Romsey and the other end is
a BR standard 3 position to Dean Hill. We have a train on
line coming from Dunbridge & Dean Hill
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10
Crompton class 33 - 33039
passes Dunbridge station 1988- with a Bristol -
Portsmouth passenger working .
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11
Taken just to east of Dunbridge
station , the Fawley to Plymouth oil train derailed
, this was one of the tank cars awaiting rescue. Others
were recovered & sent to Romsey yard, the passenger
has just left the station & is heading towards
Kimbridge - early 70 s
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12
828 passing Dunbridge on its
first acceptance trip in February 1993.
Neil Kearns does slide shows
on behalf of ERPS who own 828 and are restoring it at
Ropley on the Mid Hants
Railway.This is the link to our web site -http://www.erps.co.uk/index.html
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13
Horsebridge Signal Box
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14
A shot taken after the line was
closed of Horsebridge station (Sprat & Winkle Line)
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15
Horsebridge Platform
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16
Horsebridge Station 1912
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Horsebridge Station 1890
(Sprat & Winkle Line)
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Horsebridge Station 1912
(Sprat & Winkle Line)
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19
VSOE / RCTS excursion as it approaches Kimbridge
Junction on route from Romsey back to Victoria via
Andover & Basingstoke ---
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20
Hampshire Demu takes the Andover
line (Sprat & Winkle Line) at Kimbridge Junction with a service from Southampton
to Andover junction in 1964, a few months before the passenger
service was withdrawn on 7th Sept 1964.
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22
Aerial view of Kimbridge Junction
in 1949
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23
Diagram of Awbridge signal box
, showing up & down loops as well as the signals that
controlled it
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24
Lockerley WW2 1944
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25
Lockerley WW2 1944. Purchased
by the Southern Railway from the War Department
in 1946 for use at Southampton Docks. Then renamed
??? and used 1948/1962. Scrapped in 1967
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26
Shot taken a few years after closure
of Mottisfont station - taken from the signal box looking
north - signals are still in place, but track slowly being
taken over by weeds.
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27
Mottisfont signal box with crossing
gate - taken a few years after closure - track still in
place .
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28
Mottisfont Station. Picture taken
in 1964 before the line closed - looking towards Andover
, showing the small shelter - the buildings were on the
other platform
Photo 29
Photo 29a
14763 "That" loco, 60103 Flying Scotsman approaching
Chandlers Ford with a
Salisbury to Salisbury via Southampton trip 31 May
2017.
Photo 29b
14815 35028 Clan Line working a re-enactment of the
last Bournemouth Belle,
5th July 2017 approaching Nursling.
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30
Picture taken from footbridge
looking north over the station & yard - signal box in
the background - taken after the line closed .
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31
Stockbridge Station 1960's
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32
Stockbridge signal box
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33
Locomotive Club of Great
Britain ( LCGB) tour of the Test Valley - 6th Sept 1964
-- named the ' Anton & Test Valley Rail Tour "
- started at Winchester Chesil & ran via Southampton
, Romsey , Andover to Ludgershall & return back to Eastleigh
82029 was a BR Standard class 3
tank engine , allocated to 70F Bournemouth at that time
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34
Stockbridge station taken from
the DEMU service just before the line closed to traffic
1964
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35
Overlooking Stockbridge
station in 1930. White Hart pub top left. School centre
left
