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Berks and Hants Railway

Dates

21/12/1847	Berks and Hants Railway Reading to Hungerford opened. Stations on this section: Theale, Aldermaston, Midgham, Thatcham, Newbury Racecourse, Newbury, Kintbury and Hungerford.

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Reading

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The view at the west end of Reading station which i took to show how much it has changed from Western days in the 1970s. Nothing is left at all. Even ...
Roger Geach 31/08/2023

165112 leads 166215 into Reading, on the evening of 18 June 2009, while on a Paddington to Oxford service. ...
John McIntyre 18/06/2009

66560 has had a crew change at Reading platform 15 on 31st August 2023. This is 4L36 0810 Wentloog to Felixstowe service that was very well loaded on ...
Roger Geach 31/08/2023

Class 45 125 arrives at Reading with service 1O07 for the Southern Region. Peaks were not that common at Reading but did appear now and again. ...
Doug Nicholls /02/1973

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Reading West

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UK Railtours excursion, behind 66014, from Paddington to Bodmin Parkway - for the Bodmin & Wenford Railway - and Par, passing Reading West station on ...
David Bosher 30/05/2015

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Theale

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Aldermaston

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Aldermaston Watertroughs

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Midgham

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Thatcham

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Colthrop Siding signal box near Thatcham in March 1969. ...
Doug Nicholls /03/1969

166208 heads towards Reading with a service to Paddington having just crossed over Colthorp level crossing, east of Thatcham in December 2008. See ...
John McIntyre 06/12/2008

A First Great Western service to Bedwyn, formed by 3 car Turbo Express unit 166208, approaches Thatcham, between Reading and Newbury, on 6 December ...
John McIntyre 06/12/2008

A Paddington bound HST approaches Thatcham LC at speed on 06 December 2008. ...
John McIntyre 06/12/2008

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Newbury Racecourse

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A First Great Western HST races west through Newbury Racecourse station in December 2008. ...
John McIntyre 06/12/2008

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Newbury East Junction

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See also
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Junction Railway

Newbury

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Newbury Middle signal box in 1969. ...
Doug Nicholls //1969

The signalbox at Newbury West is pictured. One wonders if the car belongs to the signalman. ...
Doug Nicholls /02/1969

Newbury station, up platform, seen from westbound excursion to the South Devon and Torbay & Dartmouth Railways on 5th September 2015. The scene here ...
David Bosher 05/09/2015

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Kintbury

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The signalbox and crossing gates at Kintbury, seen from a passing train in February 1969. ...
Doug Nicholls /02/1969

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Hungerford

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See also
Berks and Hants Extension Railway

165114 westbound to Bedwyn on a stopping service on 28th September 2021.
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Peter Todd 28/09/2021

I was advised that West Coast Rlys were running a Special from London Victoria to Exeter on 28th September 2021 but the motive power could be steam or ...
Peter Todd 28/09/2021

GWR's DMU 165.120 eastbound from Bedwyn to Newbury at 0850. ...
Peter Todd 22/07/2023

LMS 4-6-0 Jubilee 45596 "Bahamas" westbound for the West Somerset Railway
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Peter Todd 22/07/2023

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Berks and Hants Railway

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Locations along the line

Reading

Reading West

Theale

Aldermaston

Aldermaston Watertroughs

Midgham

Thatcham

Newbury Racecourse

Newbury East Junction

Newbury

Kintbury

Hungerford

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