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A dedicated history of one of the vanished Great Western Railway stations that closed in the 1960s.
Speen for Donnington Station is no more. This small rural station once had its own full time staff and a thriving traffic of passengers and agricultural produce. Some of the older residents in the villages can still remember the trains rattling through the station, over the level crossing and through the tunnel on their way to Newbury, Berkshire.
In this book we learn when Speen for Donnington was built and why. The impact the station had on the surrounding area is explained and the type of freight and passengers that used the station are explained. The fatal accident of 1898 in which two people were killed is here, as are some of the colourful characters who lived in the smart village of Donnington. The thrilling events of the Battle of Newbury, fought in 1644 over the land where the station was later built, are explained.
The book also takes a look at the Lambourn Valley Railway (LVR) on which line this station stood.
In 1905 the LVR was taken over by the GWR and the entire branch line was upgraded and brought to GWR standards. The line remained open until 1964, but is now closed, the tracks lifted and the stations gone. How this station was affected is described.
This book is one of the Lambourn Valley Railway series that looks in detail at the stations along that now closed branch line. The Lambourn Valley Railway series is part of the Stations of the Great Western Railway collection published by Bretwalda Books
About the Author
Charles D’Arvelle is a railway enthusiast who has a particular fascination with closed branch lines. He has spent many happy hours tracing the locations of closed stations, abanoned sidings and lost railway tracks. He declares it is a great way to get out and explore the British countryside.
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Speen for Donnington - Charles Darvelle
Stations of the GWR
The Lambourn Valley Line
2 - Speen for Donnington
by
Charles D'Arvelle
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Published by Bretwalda Books at Smashwords
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First Published 2012
Copyright © Bretwalda Books 2012
ISBN 978-1-907791-80-2
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Contents
Chapter 1 Before the Railway
Chapter 2 The Railway Arrives
Chapter 3 Speen for Donnington
Chapter 4 The Railway Departs
Chapter 5 The Station Today
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Chapter 1
Before the Railway
The villages of Speen and Donnington
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