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Railways & Recollections Bournemouth the station and shed areas, 99 (Paperback)
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Railways & Recollections Bournemouth the station and shed areas, 99 (Paperback)
Series: Recollections, 99
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It is now more than 50 years since steam traction ceased on
Britain's national rail network. In this book Gavin takes us back
to those far off days for a fascinating look at the Bournemouth
shed and station area. Bournemouth's fine station was opened on 20
July 1885 and was designed by the London & South Western
Railway's chief engineer William Jacob. It replaced the original
station named Bournemouth East, which was situated on the other
side of the main road at the east end and had opened in 1870. The
name Bournemouth East was kept until it became Bournemouth Central
in 1899, the name it retained until 1967 when the other station in
the town, Bournemouth West, closed with the ending of steam
services. It then became just Bournemouth, which it remains today.
The steam shed was originally at the East station, but this closed
in 1883 when a new one was built at the west end of the present
station. It was expanded again in 1888. Further extensions took
place in 1921, then complete rebuilding happened between 1936 and
1938, when a 65-foot turntable was installed. It was always a very
cramped and difficult shed to operate, and proposals were put
forward to relocate it at Branksome, but these never materialised,
and the pre-war layout continued to the end of steam.
Electrification reached Bournemouth in 1967, the steam shed
obviously closed and the two lines through the centre of the
station were removed. As already mentioned, Bournemouth West
station also closed, but the carriage facilities remained open for
repairs and servicing. Services today are now operated by South
West Trains and CrossCountry. It is a very busy station, with
passenger numbers in 2012/13 of 2.505 million per annum, which
increased to 2.756 million in 2016/17.
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