Open day at Longmoor Military Railway, 1968 ? 2
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Open day at Longmoor Military Railway, 1968 ? 2
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 29 Sep 1968
An expectant crowd waits to board a train to Bordon hauled by Hunslet 'Austerity' saddle tank “Errol Lonsdale” at Longmoor Downs Station. This was the main centre of operations, the building incorporating the local signal box. For a history of the railway, see https://www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/9/longmoor.htm also Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmoor_Military_Railway
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