Talk:Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway

Diagram
Great work by Britmax creating the diagram! However, it isn't quite right in depicting the junctions at Newbury. I had a look at editing it myself, but it looks quite tricky. The junctions at Newbury are as follows. From Didcot coming south the junction was to the east of Newbury station, turning to the right for a train proceeding from Didcot to Newbury. Towards Southampton, the junction was to the west of Newbury station, and trains did not have to reverse. Trains turned to the left after leaving Newbury heaing west.

--Sangwine 20:49, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

You're right, y'know. The OS map shows the track of it cutting in from the north to approach the station from the east, joining the main line between Newbury and the next station. I shall correct it directly. Thanks for the heads up and the nice remarks! (Bet I confused it with the approach of the old Lambourn Valley Railway). Britmax 17:14, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Great work, the diagram is now correct. You're right about the Lambourn line, that did come in from the north in the opposite direction.Sangwine 19:57, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

I have added Kings Worthy Junction to the diagram, with the feeling that as the DNSR passes under the South Western Main Line right next to it this will help anyone trying to locate the course of the old railway. Thoughts? Britmax 17:39, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

I may have found an image on Commons to use!
See Image:Brsince78 photo 1292.jpg ... the description indicates it is of a this railway line. The image was hidden, and I came across it by chance. I don't want to add it myself because I am currently wiki-exhausted. ;-) Hopefully it will be of use.  :-)  --Iamunknown 05:05, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

OK, I've added it to the page... Sangwine 20:51, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Merge from
A new article has appeared recently entitled "Disused railway stations (Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway)." It describes the closed stations, and therefore could be merged into this article under the section "Closure". I have marked both articles with suitable merge tags. Sangwine (talk) 20:47, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Agree, I was not aware of the other article and can't see any good reason to keep them separate. It is in any case inaccurate to describe at least some of them as "disused" as though they are mothballed - there is for example almost no trace of Winchester Cheesehill or Chesil  as a station now, though the tunnel and goods shed still exist. Pterre (talk) 23:49, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Agree, that a merge would be a sensible step. -- MightyWarrior (talk) 16:36, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Agree, as per comments above. Lamberhurst (talk) 09:02, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Agree (Zeoace (talk) 15:21, 14 July 2010 (UTC))

Flow of Text
I wonder if some work is needed on the flow of the logic in the text? I would have liked to see more dates. It would be fascinating to know what route the DNS contemplated for it independent access to Southampton. The DNS must surely have had some running powers agreement with the LSWR for terminal access at Soton, especially at the Docks. "When trains from the north-west of England started services to Southampton in the 1920s, it was hoped ... " Did trains only start running from the NW to Soton for the first time in the 1920's? When was the Kingsworthy Jn connection made? Was there only one steam navvy?

I read somewhere that the GWR installed an experimental proving frame for "one-control-switch" signalling at Chesil; (you pull the starting signal lever and power controls move any necessary points to the right position without requiring separate lever pulls). But I am not sure I can "cite" this.

I'll edit some of these items if no-one has any strong objection.

Afterbrunel (talk) 20:45, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

I've looked at your edits, and although you may have improved the logical flow, you have also deleted large amounts of long-standing material. Therefore I will revert to the version before your edit.

Sangwine (talk) 21:23, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

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