Romsey Signal Box opens its doors (From Daily Echo)
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Romsey Signal Box opens its doors
7:31am Thursday 2nd September 2010 in
IT WILL be full steam ahead for history lovers when a Hampshire museum opens to the public.
The Signal Box at Plaza Parade in Romsey, is taking part in the Heritage Open Days weekend.
Visitors will be able to experience the unique atmosphere of a real mechanical signal box and see a display of pictures and artefacts.
The museum is open on September 11 and 12 from 10am.
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Lone Ranger
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8:24am Thu 2 Sep 10
Brite Spark wrote:Ah Inspector Morse i presume !!!
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Zeo
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8:26am Thu 2 Sep 10
Andy Locks Heath
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8:54am Thu 2 Sep 10
Zeo wrote:Ah that would be a nice dream - with thumpers running once again from Andover Junction to Southampton Terminus!
Now to reopen the Sprat and Winkle line as another Heritage railway from Romsey to South of Andover =]
B. L.
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3:07pm Thu 2 Sep 10
Andy Locks Heath wrote:Yes, what a dream, alas that's all it is. Don't know whether you have them Andy, but I have a couple of good books on the Sprat and Winkle line. Here's the references:-
Zeo wrote:Ah that would be a nice dream - with thumpers running once again from Andover Junction to Southampton Terminus!
Now to reopen the Sprat and Winkle line as another Heritage railway from Romsey to South of Andover =]
"Andover To Southampton" by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith.
ISBN 0-906520. I'm sure I picked that up at the Model shop in Alton on one visit.
"Andover to Redbridge The Sprat & Winkle line" by Nigel Bray.
ISBN0-9544859. Had to order that one.
Really good reading if you are interested in the rail system the way it used to be.
B. L.
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3:09pm Thu 2 Sep 10
B. L.
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3:19pm Thu 2 Sep 10
Brite Spark wrote:Probably loves you too! :)
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Andy Locks Heath
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6:42pm Thu 2 Sep 10
X Old Bill
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7:35pm Thu 2 Sep 10
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8:09pm Thu 2 Sep 10
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B. L.
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8:45pm Thu 2 Sep 10
Andy Locks Heath wrote:Glad you have the book. True about ministers but British Rail were also guilty, inasmuch that they quickly ripped up track and allowed the land to be built on, because they knew that there was a lot of pressure from various people that wanted to keep the infrastructure intact. Possibly, they were worried about Beeching's decisions being reversed, and yes, guess who were in charge of British Rail ? Wouldn't the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton line have been a boon today, a lot of it was double tracked too.
Many thanks B.L. I have the Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith book which I enjoyed very much, but I'll keep an eye out for the other one you mentioned. I rode the line when I was a small lad living in Andover, and I always associated it with the exitement of going away on holiday to the coast or going to see the ships in port. Like so many other lines it would probably do good business today. I've always felt that the biggest crime to the railways was not Beeching but the foolish ministers later who allowed the old routes to be built over.
B. L.
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9:00pm Thu 2 Sep 10
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Brite Spark
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9:24pm Thu 2 Sep 10
Because my dah dah did it.
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