So first things first, this is not one of my usual urban, or even rural, wanders. These pictures were in fact taken midway through a bike ride where I happened to be cycling through Whitchurch. I've been through plenty of times before but never really stopped to admire the former Didcot, Newbury and Southampton (DNS) railway line bridges, and I'd certainly never found the former Whitchurch Town station before. This first picture is of the bridge towards the northern part of the town.
Bridge carrying the former Newbury to Winchester railway, Whitchurch, Hampshire
I must have cycled past this pedestrian walkway which runs beneath the track several times but had never noticed it before.
Pedestrian walkway under the former railway line, near Whitchurch Town station
Pedestrian walkway under the former railway line, near Whitchurch Town station
And once I'd got to the other side, there was the former Whitchurch Town station in all its glory. I'm pretty sure this is now a private residence, but it was nice to see that it was steeped in railway nostalgia.
The former Whitchurch Town railway station, on the Newbury to Winchester line
The former Whitchurch Town railway station, on the Newbury to Winchester line
The former Whitchurch Town railway station, on the Newbury to Winchester line
If you look closely, in the very distance of this next photo you can just make out the bridge carrying the A34, which for much of its route actually uses the former railway line, but fortunately not here where the bridge towards the southern end of the town is still in place.
Bridge carrying the former Newbury to Winchester railway, Whitchurch, Hampshire
As i continued my ride south from Whitchurch, I came across a few more glimpses of the old railway line, but these were far too overgrown to take any decent pictures. Maybe I'll return in the winter or spring when there is less foliage.
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