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| HER Number | MWB6068 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | NEWBURY TO NEWBURY WEST FIELDS RAILWAY LINE |
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Summary
Section of defunct Lambourn Valley railway line, initially coinciding with route of still active Great Western line
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05053.22.000
Monument Type(s):
- RAILWAY (Late 19th century to Late 20th century - 1898 AD to 1973 AD)
Full Description
Section of The Lambourn Valley Railway from Newbury to Lambourn which began in 1898 until finally ceasing operation in 1973 <1>.
Sources and further reading
| <00> | Price, M R C. 1977. The Lambourn Valley Railway. [Monograph / SWB148538] |
| <01> | British Rail Western. 1973. Lambourn Valley Railway Scrapbook. [Monograph / SWB13540] |
| <02> | Robertson, K & Simmonds, R. 1984. The Lambourn Branch. [Monograph / SWB14646] |
| <03> | Mitchell, V & Smith, K. 2001. Branch Line to Lambourn. Nos 1-19. [Monograph / SWB14647] |
| <04> | Simmonds, P. 2014. A history of the Berks and Hants line Reading to Westbury. [Monograph / SWB148853] |
Related Monuments
| MWB6069 | NEWBURY WEST FIELDS HALT (GWR) (Monument) |
| MWB15986 | The Lambourn Valley Railway - general record (Monument) |
| MWB6024 | GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY - General record within West Berkshire (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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