Herriard railway station
Herriard railway station was a railway station in the village of Herriard, Hampshire, UK. The station was a stop on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway until its closure in 1932. On Sunday, 19 August 1928, a crash scene from the film The Wrecker was filmed at Herriard. A set of SECR coaches and a Class F1 locomotive no. A148 were released on an incline to collide into a Foden steam lorry.[1]
Herriard | |
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| Location | Herriard, Basingstoke and Deane England |
| Coordinates | 51.2013°N 1.0466°W |
| Grid reference | SU667451 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1901 | Station opened |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed |
| 18 August 1924 | Reopened |
| 12 September 1932 | Closed to passengers |
| 1 June 1936 | Closed to freight |
Station remains
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References
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1984). Branch Lines to Alton. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-11-8.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Cliddesden | Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway | Bentworth and Lasham |
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