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Railway tracks east of Woodfidley, New Forest

Looking along the mainline tracks in the direction of Brockenhurst from the footbridge east of Woodfidley. When it was constructed the railway took a circuitous route through the Forest and east Dorset, and picked up the nickname "The Castleman Corkscrew" after its chief planner. The steam trains were kept away from the old woods lest hot sparks start forest fires. Trains on the way to Brockenhurst sound their whistles here as a warning to any pedestrians using the level crossing at Woodfidley Crossing a little further on down the tracks.