2015

SU6120 : Joining the old railway line

taken 9 years ago, near to Corhampton, Hampshire, England

Joining the old railway line
Joining the old railway line
Cyclists on the 2015 British Heart Foundation ride from Winchester to Eastbourne join the course of the Meon Valley Railway line at Meonstoke; a short flat stretch of the route. The line originally joined Fareham to Alton, opening in 1903, and closing to passenger traffic in the mid 1950s (well before Dr Beeching would have undoubtedly seen it off). Some freight services continued into the early 1960s, they gradually reduced and by 1968 those had ceased too.
South Downs Way

The South Downs Way is a long distance footpath in Southern England and is one of Britain's National Trails. It runs for around 100 miles from Winchester in Hampshire to Eastbourne in Sussex, with a small loop around Eastbourne. The South Downs Way passes through the South Downs, a beautiful area which is now a National Park. The path mainly follows old routes and droveways along the Chalk escarpment. The majority of the path is a bridleway and so can be used by horse-riders and cyclists too.
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SU6120, 224 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Law   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 18 July, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 22 July, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 6173 2052 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:58.8473N 1:7.3218W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 61776 20574
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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