Boxford Station: Stations of the Great Western Railway GWR

By Charles Darvelle

A dedicated history of a once busy rural station on a branch line of the Great Western Railway.

Boxford was for many years a bustling little rural station on the branch line from Newbury to Lambourn. It is closed now, but some of the older residents can still remember the trains rattling through the station.

In this book we learn when Newbury West Fields 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.

The book also takes a look at the locomotives that ran on the Lambourn Valley line on whichthis station stood.

In 1905 the LVR was taken over by the GWR and the entire branch line was upgraded and brought to GWR standards. The line remained open until 1964, but is now closed, the tracks lifted and the stations gone. How this station was affected is described.

This book is one of the Lambourn Valley Railway series that looks in detail at the stations along that now closed branch line. The Lambourn Valley Railway series is part of the Stations of the Great Western Railway collection published by Bretwalda Books

About the Author
Charles D’Arvelle is a railway enthusiast who has a particular fascination with closed branch lines. He has spent many happy hours tracing the locations of closed stations, abanoned sidings and lost railway tracks. He declares it is a great way to get out and explore the British countryside.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bretwalda Books
• Release date: Mar 21, 2012
• ISBN: 9781907791826

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Stations of the GWR

The Lambourn Valley Line

4 - Boxford

by

Charles D'Arvelle

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Published by Bretwalda Books at Smashwords

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First Published 2012

Copyright © Bretwalda Books 2012

ISBN 978-1-907791-82-6

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Contents

Chapter 1 Before the Railway

Chapter 2 The Railway Arrives

Chapter 3 Boxford Station

Chapter 4 The Railway Departs

Chapter 5 The Station Today

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Chapter 1

Before the Railway

The village