East Garston - Stations of the Great Western Railway GWR

By Charles Darvelle
Published by Bretwalda Books
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Published: March 25, 2012
Words: 2,951 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781907791857


Short description

An enjoyable history of one of the long vanished branch line stations on the Great Western Railway. East Garston is no more. The site remains, but there is little to show where this once bustling village railway station and its level crossing once stood. East Garston handled a wide variety of agricultural freight, as well as passengers and parcels.

Extended description

An enjoyable history of one of the long vanished branch line stations on the Great Western Railway.

East Garston is no more. The site remains, but there is little to show where this once bustling village railway station and its level crossing once stood. East Garston handled a wide variety of agricultural freight, as well as passengers and parcels.

In this book we learn when East Garston 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. (Read more)


Tags

england, locomotive, rural life, gwr, great western railway, berkshire, newbury, lambourn, branch line, steam railway

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