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Charlton Marshall
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Charlton Marshall Halt seen in April 2009.
This Halt, together with Stourpaine & Durweston and Corfe Mullen (bird's eye view today), was opened in 1928. They were closed in 1956 along with Spetisbury.
See also a bird's eye view of Corfe Mullen Crossing, complete with crossing gate and the partially infilled cutting at Corfe Mullen.
There is some data on passenger service closure savings from 1966 onwards on the Alton - Winchester page.
S&D magazine article
The detail text
on the S&D was removed from this page some time ago, and will form part of an article due to be submitted to
the S&DRT's 'Pines Express' magazine editor in time
for the Autumn issue.
There is a vast number of books, DVDs, etc, relating to the line with new titles being added every year - but how
many people actually travelled in those carriages? The line, with superb scenery, closed because it made a loss,
but how much?
The article seeks to answer these questions based on information contained within the comprehensive range of original
documents in the S&DRT archive.
Thanks are due to the Trust's previous curator for opening the archive for me and helping with scanning. |
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| A gradient post south of Charlton Marshall,
indicating a maximum incline barely perceptible to the modern day walker! |
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Fiddleford Bridge
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The official opening of Fiddleford Bridge,
on 21st April 2007. Sitting on the foundations of the old railway bridge, this £202,000 project now enables
users of the North Dorset Trailway to cross the River Stour south of Sturminster Newton.
Here, Mrs. Anthony Pitt-Rivers, H.M. Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, cuts the opening ribbon on the 75 metre long bridge.
Mrs. Pitt-Rivers said that she hoped to see further expansion of the Trailway, and Giles Nicholson of the Dorset
Countryside department confirmed that this would indeed be happening. Further stretches would open over the next
year. |
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| The River Stour and Fiddleford Mill, as
seen from Fiddleford Bridge in March 2009. |
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Shillingstone
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Bath Road Viaduct,
Shepton Mallet
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| The Bath Road Viaduct in Shepton Mallet,
a Grade II listed structure, has 'SAD 81' painted on one of the piers. This structure number indicates it's continuing
ownership by British Railways Board (Residuary) Ltd. Above is the viaduct's listing on the BRB website. Of course,
SAD stands for Somerset & Dorset, though some might find BRB's abbreviated form truly ironic. |
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Midsomer Norton
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| 'Lady Angela' simmers at Midsomer Norton
on 28 August 2006. A 'driver for a fiver' offer gave visitors the unusual opportunity of driving a steam loco.
Good progress has been made over the last few years - see Chris Nevard's photo gallery. Compare the above picture with this
one from Mr. Nevard taken
in December 2001. |
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Bailey Gate
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| Not much left of Bailey Gate Station in
this 1980 view. |
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