| St Denys station, Southampton, is a junction where the
routes from Winchester in the north, Havant in the east, Southampton Terminus
(closed to passengers in 1966) to the south and Redbridge to the south west
met. Opened in 1866 as Portswood, a new station was built a quarter of a mile
to the south and renamed St Denys in 1876. The station buildings on platforms 1
and 4 are now privately owned.
photograph by Greg Beecroft |
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The derelict Sandling Station as it was on 23 May 1965, populated by
ex-Pullman Car Camping Coaches in an old siding. The correct name was
"Sandling, for Hythe" as this had been the junction for that line,
just one station long! The old branch platform is to the left of the Camping
Coaches and the covered footbridge over the main line can just be seen beyond
and to the left of them.
photograph by Keith Harwood |
| Howard Brissenden under took a survey of Sandling Station in 2007. This view is of the station front......
photograph by Howard Brissenden |
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...and this of the same building from the platform side
photograph by Howard Brissenden |
| The reverse view of the up platform and station buildings.
photograph by Howard Brissenden |
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Of the original buildings there was very little left in 2007. The down
waiting room is long gone and been replaced by a modern bus stop type
shelter and the original ticket office has totally vanished into the car
park, however the remaining station building is still in use and the
original footbridge is still there, but without its canopy. The surprise
is that the the branch line platform is still there but has been utilised
to permit disabled access to the station.
photograph by Howard Brissenden |
| Seaford station taken on 16 September 1972 with 4 Cor
3142 partially obscuring the view as it waits to make the 15:50 to Brighton.
photograph by Glen Woods |
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A snowy Slinfold Station, between Horsham and Guildford, 20 March 1965 photograph by Keith Harwood |
| Ivatt class 2 2-6-2T 41325 calls en route from Guildford to Horsham in 1964.
No passengers joined or left this train, which was by no means unusual. The
gentleman with the woolly hat on the platform was the station porter/clerk and
must have led a very stress-free existence!
photograph by Keith Harwood |
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