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Alresford

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Looking towards Ropley & London Waterloo
 
Looking towards Itchen Abbas & Winchester   

Two photos (30th October 2001): Chris Cornell

Alresford platform 1

 

Train awaits departure

Photo (23rd March 2006): Tony Wood

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Photos (27th September 2008): David Charlesworth

Photos (1st July 2006):  Chris Cornell
 
The restored pens at the cattle dock siding
 

Newly installed 'Strong Country' hoarding on the
picnic area above the cattle dock at Alresford
Also
   

Movie:   Alresford on a summer morning   Nic Greene (August 2008)

 



 

 
 
 
Mid Hants Railway's licensed West Country Buffet
serves hot or cold light meals and snacks

(Note the romantic original gas lights still in use)
 
 
 
   
   
Photos (26th March 2007): Louise Mackay    


11th June 2006:  
 
 
   
"Right Away!"
 
 
 
Photo (Alresford, hottest June day for yonks - 11th June 2006): Stephen Hoadley
 
 


Black Five #45231 waits for the road

Photo (Autumn 2005): Dave Tilbury

26th August 2003:  

Your webmaster took a walk around Alresford, along the river past Fulling Mill.
All about 15 minutes easy walk from the station (down Broad Street and turn left)

Illustrated Map of Alresford   (103 KBytes)

Three photos (26th August 2003): Tony Wood



Festive West Country Buffet
 
Photo (13th December 2005): Tony Wood

   
Alresford station forecourt on Saturday 1st October 2005 had this lovely roundabout as part of our Victorian Extravaganza weekend

 
 
Photo (1st October 2005): David Charlesworth

Early morning at Alresford station

Cattle pens, lamp shed, Sun Lane bridge just visible under the two up starter signals

 

Photo (April 2005): Chris Hall


Stephen Howard, a repairer of woodwind instruments, explains why he likes Alresford station

John and Stuart reassemble the Alresford station nameboard after repainting

Photo (1st July 2002): Tony Wood


Lampman Stuart Gaiger blows out the lamp from the dummy at the country end of platform one, Alresford station

Photo (15th October 2001): Tony Wood

GPO trolley at Alresford

Photo (17th September 2001): Tony Wood


Standard 4 #80078 on a service train on Thursday 26th October 2000

That's Driver Dave Pallett waiting for the 'right away'.

(Loco loaned by Swanage Railway for MHR Enthusiast Event)

Photo:  Chris Cornell

'WHS' bookstall at Alresford, 8th October 2001

Photo © Henry O'Dwyer

Tom's PMV in early afternoon sunshine in the cattle dock siding at Alresford

Photo (15th February 2001): Tony Wood

   

 
Familiar sight in Alresford - the arrival or departure by heavy road transport of locos for Mid Hants Railway.
 
This is Bulleid Merchant Navy Class Pacific #35005 'Canadian Pacific' arriving in January 2001

Photo: Bill Leahy

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