Cliddesden railway station

Coordinates: 51°14′14″N 1°05′15″W / 51.2372°N 1.0874°W / 51.2372; -1.0874
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Cliddesden
General information
LocationCliddesden, Basingstoke and Deane
England
Coordinates51°14′14″N 1°05′15″W / 51.2372°N 1.0874°W / 51.2372; -1.0874
Grid referenceSU638490
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBasingstoke and Alton Light Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1901 (1901-06-01)Station opened
1 January 1917Closed
18 August 1924Reopened
12 September 1932 (1932-09-12)Closed to passengers[1]
1 June 1936Closed to goods[2]

Cliddesden railway station was a railway station in the village of Cliddesden, Hampshire, UK. The station was a stop on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway until its closure in 1932.

History[edit]

When built, a wind engine was provided to supply the station buildings and cottages. It was made by John Wallis Titt. The wind engine outlasted the railway, surviving until the 1940s.[3] The station was used for the filming of 1937 film Oh, Mr Porter! which features Cliddesden as the fictional Buggleskelly.[4]

Route[edit]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Basingstoke   Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway   Herriard

Sources[edit]

  • "Basingstoke Railway History in Maps". Christopher Tolley. 2001. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 129. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Site of Cliddesden station © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ Griffith, Edward (1982). The Basingstoke & Alton Light Railway 1901 - 1936. Newbury: Kingfisher Railway Publications. p. 16.
  4. ^ Dean, Martin; Kevin Robertson; Roger Simmonds (1998). The Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway. Crusader Press. pp. 76–81.