Hamworthy [1st]
No fewer than three tracks are extant on the approaches to the terminus of the mothballed southern end of the Hamworthy Quay freight branch in Poole, seen on 28th May 2021. This line had a passenger service until 1896 when it closed following the opening of the causeway on the direct line to Poole. From the late 1970s to the early 1980s Freightliner container services were an irregular presence on the line (connecting with ships to France), while a variety of other commodities, including steel, were handled at other locations on the branch until around the demise of the Speedlink wagonload network in 1991.
Location: Hamworthy [1st]
Original line: Southampton and Dorchester Railway
Photographer: David Spaven
Contact photographer: David Spaven
Date: 28/05/2021
Image number: 77947
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