Once trains ran south from Salisbury via Fordingbridge to West Moors and on to Bournemouth, another route that, at Broadstone, intermingled with the S&D.
And now it looks like the line is beginning to stir. With Fordingbridge crazily off the network and potential for commuter traffic into both Salisbury and Bournemouth, this surely is a line whose time will soon come?
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Use of the "S&DJR" lettering for the facebook stuff in your link is a bit surprising as some in a hurry could think it means what most of us would assume it means, not what the fine print says it means. Media savy and search engine friendly wants to distinguish this one even if done artificially in some way methinks? That aside and selfishly, ooh look more nice old pictures to browse. Cant get too many of those, like a junkie.
The wikipedia entry wants a look, if anyone else skims fb in a hurry may miss it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_and_Dorset_Junction_Railway
The route plan alone is worth a thousand words failing to nail it.
We don't have a monopoly on SDJR I'm afraid! The initials and colour are perfectly appropriate for the Salisbury-West Moors route, I'm not really sure what other initials/colour scheme they could use. Let's just wish them the best and hopefully one day we'll link up at West Moors!
Very early days yet! The 'logo' was knocked up in preference to a photo of a locomotive or similar and it was done in minutes. However, Salisbury & Dorset Junction Railway (S&DJR) IS the name of the line, apart from which it will very probably link up with the S&D at some point. The thing to remember is that we are very much working together and not at all in competition. There are things we can do for the New S&D and vice versa.
Don't mind Brian! He's a little like the New S&D's Kraken, waiting to be released in times of stress and danger ...
I think the use of green is more appropriate as this line was part of the Southern Railway Empire more so than the S&D. It would be great to see this line reopen nice to see track back throught the station at Breamore. It such a shame the trackbed has been destroyed so much through Fordingbridge this being relatively recently.
The company seal is also not that interesting which is a shame not like the S&D or the Ringwood, Christchurch & Bournemouth Railway. The Salisbury only using the Company name on the Seal. It could have been interseting perhaps using the coat of arms of Salisbury and Dorset Oh well.
The line has a closeness to me as my Grandfather worked on the line, Just like to add that the bottom picture on page 105 in Nigel Bray, The Salisbury & Dorset Junction Railway is wrong it should read Charles Warr (Wally) at Verwood. I can remember him telling me he worked at the station's covering for others at times but his main station being Verwood. All the summer saturday trians from South Wales one Driver approaching the tablet too fast and nearly taking him with it. Also the Tank trains from Wool to Amesbury he having to step out of the way once giving the tablet as the Tanks overhanged the wagons and of course the rerouted Pines in 1960!
Just bring the line to life!
Mark Warr
(In memory of Charles Walter Warr 1913-2003)
I might have to borrow him then! Keep him reserve for when we reach Verwood! Actually, in all seriousness, Brian's comments are very welcome. Debate is good.
Theres nowt to beat a tad of Kraken "rousting up" to get a subject discussed by attracting interest! Worst possible is "Comments 0" which be media "FAIL". The logo is just fine and Simon, do as Churchill said of his wartime efforts, "KBO".
Don't worry Brian - I most certainly will KBO! You are not a fellow Yorkshireman like me by any chance? Just what we need - more like me (though of course ANYONE is welcome)! Interesting comment about Charles Warr by the way - I have that book too. Fordingbridge is going to be a challenge, but then the original station was not in the best place to start with. The trackbed on the approaches is still there, as is the bridge over Marl Lane, but beyond that the cutting has been filled and there is a housing estate/industrial estate all over it now. We'll get round it somehow - quite literally!
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