No 2 Range Halt railway station
No 2 Range Halt | |
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| General information | |
| Location | East Hampshire England |
| Coordinates | 51°05′20″N 0°52′26″W / 51.089°N 0.874°W |
| Platforms | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Longmoor Military Railway |
| Key dates | |
| probably 1932 | station opened |
| 31 October 1969 | closed |
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No 2 Range Halt railway station is a former railway station, on the Longmoor Military Railway, serving No 2 range, it was sometimes known as Two Range Halt implying there were two ranges but the halt was only close to No 2 range.[1][2]
The station probably opened in 1932, it is mentioned in the winter timetable as a request stop but is not mentioned in the summer 1932 timetable.[3]
The station had no platforms or other facilities except for a block post, the Army's name for a signal box.[2]
The station was closed along with the rest of the line on 31 October 1969.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehill Junction | Longmoor Military Railway | Woolmer |
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Ronald & Carter 1974, p. 109.
- ^ a b Farmer 1966.
- ^ Ronald & Carter 1974, pp. 222–223.
- ^ Quick 2022, p. 565.
Bibliography
[edit]- Farmer, Keith (March 1966). "Longmoor Military Railway". Industrial Railway Record: 199–205.
- Ronald, D.W.; Carter, R.J. (1974). The Longmoor Military Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-6357-3.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1987). Branch Lines to Longmoor. Middleton Press. ISBN 978-0-906520-41-3.
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