Weaversdown Halt railway station

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Weaversdown Halt
General information
Location East Hampshire
England
Coordinates 51°04′12″N0°51′36″W / 51.070°N 0.860°W / 51.070; -0.860
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Longmoor Military Railway
Key dates
by 1933station opened
31 October 1969closed

Weaversdown Halt railway station is a former railway station, on the Longmoor Military Railway, which served the eastern side of Longmoor Military Camp. The station did not appear on Ordnance Survey mapping throughout its life and did not have signs on the platform, it was variously known as Weaversdown, Weavers Down and Weaver Down sometimes with the additional Junction and sometimes with Halt. [1] [2] [3]

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The station opened when the Longmoor Military Railway (LMR) extended its line to Liss, work started on the extension in 1924 and it was completed by August 1933. [2]

It is situated to the North of a branch curving away to the East and consisted initially of a passing loop with one platform built from sleepers being added later, there was a shelter and a block post, the Army's name for a signal box. [4] [5]

The station was closed along with the rest of the line on 31 October 1969. [1]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Longmoor Downs   Longmoor Military Railway   Liss Forest Road

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References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Quick 2022, p. 565.
  2. 1 2 Mitchell & Smith 1987, p. 1.
  3. Ronald & Carter 1974, p. 225.
  4. "SU73SE - A (includes: Greatham; Hawkley; Newton Valence; Selborne; Whitehill; Worldham)". National Library of Scotland. 1961. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. Mitchell & Smith 1987, photo 94.

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