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Title: Compton Station, Didcot, Newbury & Southampton line Post by: Marlburian on October 07, 2023, 15:26:53 Berkshire Live article (https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/long-abandoned-berkshire-train-line-27854465?int_source=nba)
I've used the public right of way past the station build a number of times over the years but hadn't realised there was so much left. Title: Re: Compton Station, Didcot, Newbury & Southampton line Post by: eightonedee on October 07, 2023, 23:11:00 In days gone by, before the vegetation made it impassible, the old track bed from Compton Station was a good route for a walk all the way to Churn and beyond. If I recall correctly, the old goods shed at Compton was not demolished for a long time (into the 1980s?). I think at some time the owner of the old station fenced the line off.
The picture showing a oilseed rape field in the article is taken from the railway bridge north of Churn Halt. It is clearly a few years old, as the track bed here is now quite overgrown with bushes and shrubs too. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |